[sdiy] Drill Press Recommendations?

[Stewart Pye]

Hi Sam,

It really depends on what sort of woodworking projects you want to do. 
For panels I bought a cheap ($80 Australian.... about $70US) 5 speed 
bench drill press. It is fine for doing panels and any other smallish 
stuff. It doesn't even have a winch for height adjustment, just a 
clamping thing, but that works fine for me. At work we have a big drill 
press but for panels it's no better than the cheap bench one.

Cheers,
Stew.

Sam Ecoff wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I'm in the market for a drill press, but admittedly don't know what I 
> should be looking for feature-wise. I'm interested in a drill press 
> for making front panels, but also for woodworking projects (and 
> possibly the occasional rack rail). Given the modest amount of time 
> I'll spend using it, I probably don't want to spend over $400 for it, 
> but would certainly consider a cheaper benchtop model if anyone has a 
> recommendation.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sam E.
>
> p.s. -- also.., I figured this was already covered at one point on the 
> list, but even after checking out the list's homepage, I can't figure 
> out how to search the archive. Did I just miss the info?
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