Jerome Hanby
12-21-2011, 9:10 PM
Saw this on Craigslist
Delta 18-900L 18-Inch Laser Drill Press - $450 (Fultondale)
Dated 12/7/2011. Figured that a) it was too good to be true and b) I saw it much too late. But I sent an email not expecting a reply. Got one saying to call. To make a long story short, not only is this thing brand new, it was unopened! Turns out the guy works for a "how-to" magazine based in the area and he wound up with two of these drill presses. He threw in a delta drum sander kit and a free issue of their magazine. Since no pics = didn't happen, here you go. I ran out of steam after fighting traffic to get north of Birmingham to pick this beasty up, fight traffic again to get back to Trussville, unload it into the shop and open the box far enough to get the manual. I'm on vacation until after New Years, so I should have time to get it unpacked and assembled. I'll post more pics then! I'm excited. I've had my eye on this since I started seeing reviews in the magazines and seeing you guys post about them. Getting $900 together to order one new was taking some effort, but getting one at half price I couldn't pass up. Helps that my wife swears every time she has to use the Shopsmith to drill pen blanks. She was ready for one of these just to get the 6" of quill travel.
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Delta 18-900L 18-Inch Laser Drill Press - $450 (Fultondale)
Dated 12/7/2011. Figured that a) it was too good to be true and b) I saw it much too late. But I sent an email not expecting a reply. Got one saying to call. To make a long story short, not only is this thing brand new, it was unopened! Turns out the guy works for a "how-to" magazine based in the area and he wound up with two of these drill presses. He threw in a delta drum sander kit and a free issue of their magazine. Since no pics = didn't happen, here you go. I ran out of steam after fighting traffic to get north of Birmingham to pick this beasty up, fight traffic again to get back to Trussville, unload it into the shop and open the box far enough to get the manual. I'm on vacation until after New Years, so I should have time to get it unpacked and assembled. I'll post more pics then! I'm excited. I've had my eye on this since I started seeing reviews in the magazines and seeing you guys post about them. Getting $900 together to order one new was taking some effort, but getting one at half price I couldn't pass up. Helps that my wife swears every time she has to use the Shopsmith to drill pen blanks. She was ready for one of these just to get the 6" of quill travel.
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