Small drill press options

Not in the Sacramento area by chance?

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/tls/1447488983.html

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

unfortunately not – i’m in WV. occasionally those old beasts appear here, but they’re rare and i kind of need it yesterday ;-)

Not to try to change your mind but some of the horse power ratings on tools are “peak” HP and can be misleading.

The Harbor Freight $79 drill press only has a 2 inch spindle stroke. That mean you can’t drill anything over 2 inches thick. This may be all you need but if you deside later you want to do pens you will need a longer stroke. I think pen blanks go from 2 1/2 – 3 1/2 depending on what tou are making. The motor size will probably be OK if you are drilling wood or light metal. I bought a $99 pen lathe from Harbor Freight to use untill I decided if I wanted to make pens, I wish now I had put that $99 on a better lathe. I would look for a used drill press if I couldn’t afford a larger one. Just my openion .

-- Ray Cody, Florence Alabama

yeah, i tried to find the amperage of the delta, but couldnt. i think the craftsman had a 6A draw.

as far as stroke, both are something like 2 3/8. which is slightly better than the HF, but not enough to really count. oh well – should be enough for now since i have no plans for any pens at all!