Okay, its not the highest end gloat, but a guy I work with asked me if
I wanted a drill press. He wanted to free up space in his shed and he
hadn't used it in 10 years. Its a 12" 12 speed AMT benchtop with a 3/4
HP motor. Its damned heavier and bigger than I thought it would be,
but its quiet, solid, in great condition, and rust free (Dallas isn't
very humid) He tossed in an XY vise and a 10 piece set of cheap
Forstners. He was going to give it to me free, but I wrote him a check
for $40 for his trouble.
This is my first drill press, now I just have to figure out what to do
with it :)
On 15 Jul 2004 10:47:54 -0700, [email protected] (Jay) wrote:
>Okay, its not the highest end gloat, but a guy I work with asked me if
>I wanted a drill press. He wanted to free up space in his shed and he
>hadn't used it in 10 years. Its a 12" 12 speed AMT benchtop with a 3/4
>HP motor. Its damned heavier and bigger than I thought it would be,
>but its quiet, solid, in great condition, and rust free (Dallas isn't
>very humid) He tossed in an XY vise and a 10 piece set of cheap
>Forstners. He was going to give it to me free, but I wrote him a check
>for $40 for his trouble.
>
>This is my first drill press, now I just have to figure out what to do
>with it :)
make some holes <G>
oh, and You Suck.
"Jay" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
<snip>
(Dallas isn't very humid)
<snip>
Oh my word... Compared to What ? The Ocean bottom ?!!??
:-) I've sat in less-humid steam rooms at the Gym :-)
Right now, in Phoenix, the RH is way high at 16% -- and it's nigh-on soggy!
It's an actual 110F but the heat index is only 106F.
(Dallas, in contrast, is at a remarkable low of 40%,
but it's a c-o-l-d 94F with a heat index of 97F.)
--
-- Steve
www.ApacheTrail.com/ww/
Penury is the true mother of invention
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On the forstner bit angle, I got a really nice set of carbide tipped
Freud ones from internationaltool.com, great price, well worth the
money I paid at the time, very durable. No affiliation, just a good
experience.
Mutt
"Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> "Phisherman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> > You'll use it more than you think, and there's all kinds of
> > attachments and accessories to consider.
>
> It was a tool I acquired early on. Use it on most every project. A couple
> of magazines have had how-to articles on making an extended table with T-
> slots for holding stops and clamps. You want at a minimum a fence of some
> sort. You can make on out of a couple of pieces of wood at an angle.
>
> Simple fixtures like that make it easy to locate a hole in multiple pieces
> and accurately hit the same spot every time.
>
> Get a set of Forstner bits. Good ones are expensive. I bought a cheap set
> up to 1". Now I'm starting to replace the most used one with higher quality
> bits, but I still have the wood case to store them.
> Ed
"Steve" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> "Jay" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
> <snip>
> (Dallas isn't very humid)
> <snip>
>
> Oh my word... Compared to What ? The Ocean bottom ?!!??
> :-) I've sat in less-humid steam rooms at the Gym :-)
>
> Right now, in Phoenix, the RH is way high at 16% -- and it's nigh-on soggy!
> It's an actual 110F but the heat index is only 106F.
> (Dallas, in contrast, is at a remarkable low of 40%,
> but it's a c-o-l-d 94F with a heat index of 97F.)
> --
> -- Steve
> www.ApacheTrail.com/ww/
> Penury is the true mother of invention
>
Sorry, I guess it is relative. I grew up in Boston, went to school in
New Orleans, and lived in Lafayette, LA and Houston before moving to
Dallas.
Dallas doesn't seem that humid to me :)
"Phisherman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> You'll use it more than you think, and there's all kinds of
> attachments and accessories to consider.
It was a tool I acquired early on. Use it on most every project. A couple
of magazines have had how-to articles on making an extended table with T-
slots for holding stops and clamps. You want at a minimum a fence of some
sort. You can make on out of a couple of pieces of wood at an angle.
Simple fixtures like that make it easy to locate a hole in multiple pieces
and accurately hit the same spot every time.
Get a set of Forstner bits. Good ones are expensive. I bought a cheap set
up to 1". Now I'm starting to replace the most used one with higher quality
bits, but I still have the wood case to store them.
Ed
On 15 Jul 2004 10:47:54 -0700, [email protected] (Jay) wrote:
>Okay, its not the highest end gloat, but a guy I work with asked me if
>I wanted a drill press. He wanted to free up space in his shed and he
>hadn't used it in 10 years. Its a 12" 12 speed AMT benchtop with a 3/4
>HP motor. Its damned heavier and bigger than I thought it would be,
>but its quiet, solid, in great condition, and rust free (Dallas isn't
>very humid) He tossed in an XY vise and a 10 piece set of cheap
>Forstners. He was going to give it to me free, but I wrote him a check
>for $40 for his trouble.
>
>This is my first drill press, now I just have to figure out what to do
>with it :)
You'll use it more than you think, and there's all kinds of
attachments and accessories to consider. Big and heavy is good,
unless you got to move the thing.