Gary Herrmann
12-02-2005, 10:54 PM
Ever carry a drill press head down the stairs? That was not fun.
My Delta 17-968R arrived at the dock today from Redmond Machinery. Picked it up at lunch. Dragged it out of the bed, left it in the garage and went back to work.
Came home and realized that I couldn't inflate my dolly's tires. Too cold? Not sure. It was below freezing, so maybe the rubber on the tires wouldn't seat properly on the rims.
So I opened up the box and carried the pieces throught the house and down the stairs.
Having never owned a dp before, I was very surprised to see cast iron. Who the heck designs a tool with cast iron in the head, on a long pole with such a small foot print?
Yes, I know. No pics, no gloat - read the title. If I get finished with Christmas decorations and other chores this weekend and actually put the thing together, I'll take a pic. Definitely think I'm going to put this thing on a ply base and add casters myself. I have my doubts about the 3 wheeled mobile bases available for these things.
My Delta 17-968R arrived at the dock today from Redmond Machinery. Picked it up at lunch. Dragged it out of the bed, left it in the garage and went back to work.
Came home and realized that I couldn't inflate my dolly's tires. Too cold? Not sure. It was below freezing, so maybe the rubber on the tires wouldn't seat properly on the rims.
So I opened up the box and carried the pieces throught the house and down the stairs.
Having never owned a dp before, I was very surprised to see cast iron. Who the heck designs a tool with cast iron in the head, on a long pole with such a small foot print?
Yes, I know. No pics, no gloat - read the title. If I get finished with Christmas decorations and other chores this weekend and actually put the thing together, I'll take a pic. Definitely think I'm going to put this thing on a ply base and add casters myself. I have my doubts about the 3 wheeled mobile bases available for these things.