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ifly4fun2(at)sbcglobal.ne
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:03 pm Post subject: Drill Press

All,

Any purpose in buying a floor standing drill press over a bench top when scratchbuilding?



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Art

burbby

Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 34
Location: Millsap, TX

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:49 pm Post subject: Drill Press

Im not scratchbuilding but i wished i had a floor drill press instead of a table top press.   

  To me the floor model would be easier to work with.  

  Just my 2 cents.

   

  Gary Bassham

  601XL  

  Millsap, Tx

   



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carlossa52(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:02 pm Post subject: Drill Press

Art, I have been using a bench drill press for years, never felt the need for a standing one. It's true that I never used a standing one...

One thing to keep in mind when shopping for a drill press, standing or bench: try to get one that will have enough reach (distance between the drill bit and the column). 

I couldn't use mine to cut some of the ribs lightening holes - I did it by hand, no big deal, but if you have the option...

Good luck

Carlos

CH601-HD, plans

Montreal, Canada



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All,

Any purpose in buying a floor standing drill press over a bench top when scratchbuilding? 

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Ron Lendon

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 685
Location: Clinton Twp., MI

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:14 pm Post subject: Re: Drill Press

I have a bench top model, and several other tools mounted to a rolling table.  I is easy to move and store away when not needed.  A floor model drill press pretty much stays put.



Here is a link, I can take more pictures if you like.



http://mykitlog.com/users/display_log.php?user=rlendon&project=113&category=0&log=35389&row=83

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Jugle

Joined: 04 Aug 2007
Posts: 47
Location: Victoria, Australia

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:16 pm Post subject: Re: Drill Press

Hi Art,



I bought a pedestal drill press because the saving for a benchtop model was less than 50 bucks. Worth shopping around. 



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shilcom

Joined: 28 Sep 2007
Posts: 63

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 3:34 am Post subject: Drill Press

I always prefer a floor model, because you can  always lower the table to get large pieces under it or swing it clear out of the  way.  Bob U.

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Geoff Heap

Joined: 12 Jan 2006
Posts: 266
Location: Lindenwold, New Jersey

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 4:51 am Post subject: Re: Drill Press

...and if you're really stuck for floor space..see pic

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robertpmiller(at)comcast.
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:46 am Post subject: Drill Press

I vote for the floor model.  Thats what I have and the great thing 

about it is it stands by itself and doesn't take up much room.  If you 

put wheels on it you could slide it in and out of corner if you wanted 

to.  My father in law has a bench model but I like the freestanding 

because I'll never have to move it off a bench.  One thing I'd like to 

get is a foot pedal.  They used to have one at my high school.  It was 

a foot lever that would push the drill down so you could use both hands 

to hold something if you weren't clamping it.  I'm not building a 

zenith but an RV 4 (not prepunched) and really a miniature bench model 

would be adequate.  I use it for a lot of other things though.  Good 

luck!

ifly4fun2(at)sbcglobal.ne
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:43 am Post subject: Drill Press

Thanks to all that replied.  I'm leaning towards the floor standing just for the sake of possibly

needing the vertical clearance if indeed a tall part must be drilled.    



Art   

--- r miller <robertpmiller(at)comcast.net> wrote:



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 I vote for the floor model.  Thats what I have and the great thing 

 about it is it stands by itself and doesn't take up much room.  If you 

 put wheels on it you could slide it in and out of corner if you wanted 

 to.  My father in law has a bench model but I like the freestanding 

 because I'll never have to move it off a bench.  One thing I'd like to 

 get is a foot pedal.  They used to have one at my high school.  It was 

 a foot lever that would push the drill down so you could use both hands 

 to hold something if you weren't clamping it.  I'm not building a 

 zenith but an RV 4 (not prepunched) and really a miniature bench model 

 would be adequate.  I use it for a lot of other things though.  Good 

 luck!

kmccune

Joined: 22 Sep 2007
Posts: 577
Location: Wisconsin, USA

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:03 pm Post subject: Re: Drill Press

 	  Geoff Heap wrote: 	
		  ...and if you're really stuck for floor space..see pic 	




Wow! Thats tight!



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ashontz

Joined: 27 Dec 2006
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:02 am Post subject: Re: Drill Press

You crack me up man.



 	  Geoff Heap wrote: 	
		  ...and if you're really stuck for floor space..see pic

cortsims

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 3
Location: Post Falls, Idaho

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:43 am Post subject: Drill Press

I remember struggling with this decision: should I buy a table mounted drill 

press or a floor mounted press?  My next door neighbor purchased a floor 

mounted press from Harbor Freight and highly recommended it to me before I 

purchased mine.  I looked at the Harbor Freight model in the store and was 

not impressed with the fit and finish.  About the same time (2001) Wood 

Magazine came out with a review of drill presses.  In their review Sears 

Craftsman and Delta came out on top, Harbor Freight was not even listed.  I 

figured that this would be the first and last drill press I will ever buy so 

I wanted a good one with plenty of power that could be adapted to many 

different drilling tasks.  I decided to buy the Delta (Model 17-965) because 

it had the longest quill stroke of 4 7/8" and a swing of 16 1/2 of those 

reviewed.  I also was taken with the lever style quill lock.



The advantage of table mounted drill presses is that they can be moved 

around the shop with relatively little effort, but they also tend to be less 

powerful than floor models.  Floor models are top heavy and are designed to 

be bolted to the floor.  Nevertheless, I do not know of anyone who actually 

has bolted theirs to the floor.  If you have ever seen a top heavy lamp hit 

a concrete floor you probably were shocked, as I have been, with the force 

and resultant damage.  I can imagine the damage my drill press would suffer 

if it ever topples over.  Delta recognizes the fact that most people will 

not be bolting their presses to the floor.  Their recommendation is that if 

you do not bolt it to the floor is to bolt a rectangular piece of 3/4 

plywood to the bottom of the base to widen the presses foot print.  They 

recommend the plywood stick out a minimum of 3 inches around the base.  I 

had a piece of scrap 3/4 Baltic birch plywood that I used than sticks out 6 

inches on the side and 4 inches front and back to go under the press base.



I park my truck next to where the drill press sits and snow melts off of the 

truck and forms a pool of water that would destroy the plywood in no time. 

So leaving it like this was not an option.  In addition, moving the drill 

press with the plywood base like this would be very difficult.  I fixed 

these potential problems by buying a white plastic cutting board at Target 

or Shopko and cutting four 3 inch by 4 inch rectangles out of it and 

attached these to the underside corners of the plywood with counter sunk 

screws.  I then drilled a 1 inch hole in the middle of the front edge of the 

plywood.  This keeps the plywood off of the floor and away from any moisture 

coming off of my truck.  It also makes moving the drill press around the 

shop fairly easy.  I made a hook that fits into the 1 inch hole in the 

middle of the front edge of the plywood that I can pull the press around the 

shop with while holding on to the table.  It is a nice stable base that is 

unlikely to topple over during normal operations.  That said, I have 

purchased a number of accessories from Harbor Freight with good results, 

including their compound vise, vise grip table clamp and column mounted 

swing away shelf.



Cort Sims,

cortsims(at)verizon.net

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