what do you guys recommend? looking at getting one or asking for it for christmas. cheap is good, but i'd rather spend more and not have to worry about any problems down the road.

12/2/2006 12:39:10 AM

delta, i told you to get that chinese deal from agri supply for as much as you would be using it

12/2/2006 7:39:57 AM

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"for as much as you would be using it "

Key phrase there. Unless you're into heavy production, there's probably no need to blow a ton of money on it.

Or you could just use the one here for a minimal fee of....beer.

12/2/2006 7:45:06 AM

do not fucking get one from northern tool

and you know good and damn well i speak from experience

12/2/2006 8:29:26 AM

^ i hear ya

12/2/2006 10:42:48 AM

we had one of them cheap fuckers at school (metco i think) it worked great i think it came from northern

12/2/2006 12:13:16 PM

I bought a smaller delta a few years ago and was a little disappointed in the gear mechanism used to adjust the height up and down.

I can't remember exactly what I did, but I think I had the drill platform locked in place, then tried to adjust it and it cracked the teeth where the platform rides up and down. I mean it was totally my fault, but no more force than I put on it shouldn't have done the damage it did.

12/2/2006 12:19:30 PM

you should get one of those benchtop milling machines instead of just a drill press

12/2/2006 12:40:41 PM