New Drill Press

[Vince Shriver]

I'm looking to purchase a new Nova drill press. When I inquired at Rockler regarding availability, I was told that is no longer a concern. I have my doubts, and thought I'd run it by the folks here. I would very much appreciate any knowledgeable replies. Thanks, Vince.

[Keith Pitman]

Check Amazon. They show the Viking benchtop as “In Stock.”

[Jim Becker]

If you want to buy from Rockler and they say there is no supply issue...sounds like an opportunity to buy. That said, online they do appear to indicate it may be on backorder with that little checkbox to acknowledge the same.

[Mitch schiffer]

I ordered my nova voyager in November through a local dealer. I just got it about a month ago. My dealer now has 2 in stock. Supposedly a large shipment of them came in from over seas ealry May. This could be a possible reason why the availability is good right now but I suspect that they will likely sell them and be waiting again.

[Frank Nadell]

I bought mine from CPO outlet's Ebay store. Arrived in a week with free shipping.

[Alan Lightstone]

I think I bought mine direct from the company, but they're local so it really wasn't a big deal at all. Love it, BTW.

A quick online check near me on their website shows 3 local dealers who would sell it: Woodcraft, Infinity Tools, and Glenco Machinery (a little farther away). Check their website. You might get a pleasant surprise regarding local availability.

[Mike Wilkins]

I was in a Woodcraft a few months ago and overheard a conversation about the chip shortage affecting the manufacture of the Nova drill presses. Hopefully things will get back to normal soon.
I have had mine about 5 years and love it, but if some old iron was available at the time it would be tempting.

[Aaron Inami]

A note on pages that say "free shipping" on tools such as these (i.e. drill press, belt sander, etc.). They are all usually anywhere from 60 lbs up to 400-500 lbs. Anything that says "free shipping" really isn't. The shipping is just built into the price. For example, take the Jet JSG-6CS closed stand belt/disc sander. On Amazon, it's listed as $2179 with free shipping from the CT Power Tools seller. On Rockler, it's $1899 with $170 shipping. On Woodcraft, it's $1899 with $99 shipping. Overall, the "free shipping" offering actually has the highest price. Woodcraft has excellent prices (their charter is to just pass along their own discounted shipping costs from the manufacturer since everything is drop-shipped directly anyways). You might just have to wait a while for the Woodcraft product availability.