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- From: cf603@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Dave Sill)
- Newsgroups: rec.woodworking
- Subject: Re: Drill press recommendations?
- Date: 21 Jan 1993 12:56:50 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- In a previous article, gph@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (G. Paul Houtz) says:
- >
- > However, there is a significant variation in quality. If you do buy
- > a taiwan made drill press, be sure you can get an unconditional money
- > back guarantee on it for a limited period. Then, when it arrives,
- > set it up, tune it, and put a dial guage on it to make sure it turns
- > smoothly with little play. This is what I did. I had less than .002
- > of wobble on the chuck, which is perfectly acceptable.
- >
- > Considering that this drill press cost me $125 + tax, and a similar
- > Delta model is $295.00, I am quite satisfied.
-
- This is good advice, but one must factor in the cost of the dial indicator
- if it's necessary to buy one. But I think it's better to spend the money
- on a tool like a dial indicator that can be used to verify other tools than
- it is to spend it on the vague assurance of adequate quality that a name
- brand carries.
-
- So how much runout is acceptable in a drill press?
- --
- Dave Sill
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