Drill Press

Try one of these.
http://www.emachinetool.com/new/catalog/vertical.cfm?DestinationCategory=Radial%20Drill&ProductID=924

"bridger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> it depends ; )
>
> if you're talking about one of the ones with the drill head on a "T"
> fitting, like:
> <http://www.grizzly.com/products/item.cfm?itemnumber=G7945>
> they have too much slop and flex and are a pain to index for any kind
> of precision work. the main advantage is the extra swing, but the price
> in accuracy is too high, in my opinion.
>
>
> if you're talking one of the unidrill clones, like:
> <http://www.grizzly.com/products/item.cfm?itemnumber=G9969>
> then you are getting into the range of decent machines.
>
>
> it all depends what your needs are.....
>

it depends ; )

if you're talking about one of the ones with the drill head on a "T"
fitting, like:
<http://www.grizzly.com/products/item.cfm?itemnumber=G7945>
they have too much slop and flex and are a pain to index for any kind
of precision work. the main advantage is the extra swing, but the price
in accuracy is too high, in my opinion.


if you're talking one of the unidrill clones, like:
<http://www.grizzly.com/products/item.cfm?itemnumber=G9969>
then you are getting into the range of decent machines.


it all depends what your needs are.....

What do you think of Oscillating drill press?

gregj wrote:
> What do you think of Oscillating drill press?


for occasional spindle sanding it could be ok, but there are a number
of light duty OSSes on the market that will outperform it for not too
much money.

CW wrote:
> Try one of these.
> http://www.emachinetool.com/new/catalog/vertical.cfm?DestinationCategory=Radial%20Drill&ProductID=924
>


now we're talking!

the shipping alone on that machine is twice what the griz uniclone
retails for....

I have a standard floor drill press. I like the simplicity of it.
When I need angles holes, I use the tilt table and/or jigs or
platforms. If you drill lots of angles holes, a radial drill press
may be what you need.

On 22 Aug 2005 11:05:09 -0700, "gregj" <[email protected]> wrote:

>What are the advantages of a radial drill press? Is it worth paying
>more for? When would you use that feature? Anybody out there have
>major regrets about NOT having this feature?
>
>Thanks.

gregj wrote:

Anybody out there have
> major regrets about NOT having this feature?
>
> Thanks.
>
absolutely NOT. There are several downsides to HAVING the feature :)

Dave

"CW" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:%[email protected]:

> http://www.emachinetool.com/new/catalog/vertical.cfm?DestinationCategor
> y=Radial%20Drill&ProductID=924

And I thought Wilton just made cheap QuikGrip knockoffs...

On 22 Aug 2005 11:42:53 -0700, "gregj" <[email protected]> wrote:

>What do you think of Oscillating drill press?

I'd bet they kick a** for weldable steel tubing and angle iron, but
don't do much better when it comes to drilling wood. If you drill
metal, it's nice if the bit backs off to break the chip on it's own,
which only requires a little oscillation (IE the peck drill cycle on a
CNC mill.) It'd be nice for forsner bits *if* the oscillation was
great enough to clear the entire hole each time it cycled, but I'd be
really surprised if that was the case.

My guess would be that it's intended to be a metalworking drill press,
and the feature is geared towards that. Of course you *can* use it
for wood, but it hardly seems worth an extra investment.