Allen Bookout
02-17-2006, 8:39 PM
I just got my new Delta 17-965 drill press set up today and here are my first impressions. I decided on it due to post on this forum and I believe that I was steered in the right direction. It is more substantial than I thought that it would be for the price and the quality is better than I expected also. The motor runs but for how long and how hard remains to be seen. I am not too demanding on a drill press as I do not like working with metal so much any more so I will not be a good test person in this aspect. Although I would have liked the variable speed control, I think that for the cost differential the system that it has is not bad. It is not difficult to change speeds. I had read some things about vibration but if I had not read them I would have never noticed any at all. There is no more than I would have expected, very little in fact. Overall I am extremely satisfied and do not see how that you could get any more for the money.
I have included three images, just click on them for a larger view.
Image one: The drill press on a mobile base. Two 3/4 inch pieces of plywood glued togeather, 24" wide by 28" deep with three inch double locking casters bolted to the bottom. The unit is very stable believe it or not. I was a little concerned but worked out well.
Image two: I decided to try the casters from Hartville Tool due to another thread about cheap casters. Sure enough, they appear to be well made and work real smooth. They were around $6.50 apiece, about the same price as Grizzly (under the unpainted cabinet in the background). The Grizzlys, I would say, are just as good except a little harder to lock and unlock with your foot due to a shorter lever. Either brand is a good buy. The ones with blue on them that you also see in the background came from Home Depot, same quality I would say but cost twice as much.
Image three: I was measureing the wobble I call it. I think that the proper term is runout. Any technical person can correct me if I am wrong. I am getting a measurement of .003 of an inch about two inches from the chuck. It seems like that "runout" would be within reason. I don't know why I say that as I have nothing to base it on. IS IT WITHIN LIMITS? I would appreicate any information on this subject. Or--- maybe I really do not want to know just in case it is bad news. On second thought go ahead and tell me please. Thanks! Allen
I have included three images, just click on them for a larger view.
Image one: The drill press on a mobile base. Two 3/4 inch pieces of plywood glued togeather, 24" wide by 28" deep with three inch double locking casters bolted to the bottom. The unit is very stable believe it or not. I was a little concerned but worked out well.
Image two: I decided to try the casters from Hartville Tool due to another thread about cheap casters. Sure enough, they appear to be well made and work real smooth. They were around $6.50 apiece, about the same price as Grizzly (under the unpainted cabinet in the background). The Grizzlys, I would say, are just as good except a little harder to lock and unlock with your foot due to a shorter lever. Either brand is a good buy. The ones with blue on them that you also see in the background came from Home Depot, same quality I would say but cost twice as much.
Image three: I was measureing the wobble I call it. I think that the proper term is runout. Any technical person can correct me if I am wrong. I am getting a measurement of .003 of an inch about two inches from the chuck. It seems like that "runout" would be within reason. I don't know why I say that as I have nothing to base it on. IS IT WITHIN LIMITS? I would appreicate any information on this subject. Or--- maybe I really do not want to know just in case it is bad news. On second thought go ahead and tell me please. Thanks! Allen