Drill press help

Crew ….

thinking about picking up a smallish bench top sized drill press,

any recommendations ? What to stay away from . Would like to stay reasonably priced, However I do realize that you get what you pay for. I don’t have a need for anything hard core, 8″ maybe …unless opinion says differently.

lets hear it …. Help a brother out !

Porter cable makes a decent larger stand alone drill press in the 300-400ish range I think the rikon is supposed to be pretty good too

Jimbo

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I have the Ryobi 10″ press and for what I use it for, you can’t beat it. Yes I wish it had a little more spindle travel but it works. I have heard good things about the Rikon presses. You may also want to check out Grizzly. They may be a little more expensive but you get what you pay for! Hope this helps a little! 

Rikon: 130$ plenty good for wood but don’t expect to do any heavy metal drilling.

Thanks guys for the quick responses !!!

does anyone have any input on the 10″

Wen from Home Depot ?

reviews seem good, price good .. 

I’ve got a WEN oscillating spindle sander and like it a lot. I’d add that their drill press looks a lot like the other 10″ ones of which I have the Rikon and love it.

I had a bench top grizzly that worked great 

I’m sure everything in my range comes from one of the two factories in China..

liking the Wen 10″ so far , and HD is 3 miles from here.

it seems it may be hard to actually get a bad one, with the HF exception …

????

Foneguy wrote:

2 minutes ago, Foneguy said:

I’m sure everything in my range comes from one of the two factories in China..

liking the Wen 10″ so far , and HD is 3 miles from here.

it seems it may be hard to actually get a bad one, with the HF exception …

????

Well the spindle sander is IDENTICAL to the woodcraft spindle and it was 50 cheaper so win win! Or rather WEN WEN!!!!

WEN it is ….. Even if I base my decision totally on a pun !!!

gonna seek out some HD coupon assistance next …..,,,

THANKS CREW !!!! ALWAYS great info here …. Love it !!????

Let us know how it is

Jimbo

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Will do !!

thanks again

I been looking to replace my HF model, that has served me well, with no issues but is starting to have issues with the chuck falling out. I am looking for one that I can change speeds, without messing with belts, and I believe WEN has one, so I will be interested in what you think of the brand.

WigWagWorkshop wrote:

On 7/22/2016 at 6:03 PM, WigWagWorkshop said:

I been looking to replace my HF model, that has served me well, with no issues but is starting to have issues with the chuck falling out. I am looking for one that I can change speeds, without messing with belts, and I believe WEN has one, so I will be interested in what you think of the brand.

I have a small Jet that does all of that for about 299. It has worked very well so far.

As a follow up …..

the Wen has been great. Easy speed change with belt, easy table height adjustment ….

great for the price !!

I could use a smaller drill press and was thinking about the Wen. This thread may have just inspired me to finally grab one.

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Got mine at Home Depot free shipping and had 10%off forgot exactly what I paid but it wasn’t a lot… considering .

kruton wrote:

I could use a smaller drill press and was thinking about the Wen. This thread may have just inspired me to finally grab one.

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rrich1 wrote:

2 hours ago, rrich1 said:

Restore an old Craftsman or similar! [emoji16] [emoji6]

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Are there any coupons for that ??

Foneguy wrote:

Are there any coupons for that [emoji15][emoji15]

you can easily make a cheap bench top drill press have much more travel by reversing the head and longer drill bit in a pinch……the pic is just an example you can clamp what you need drilling anywhere along the 90 degree support…..

Foneguy wrote:

On 7/22/2016 at 4:38 PM, Foneguy said:

I’m sure everything in my range comes from one of the two factories in China..

liking the Wen 10″ so far , and HD is 3 miles from here.

it seems it may be hard to actually get a bad one, with the HF exception …

????

That’s it. All the little presses come from a couple places, so you’re more or less shopping for color and price. 

I always try to pay mind to customer service for things like this as well. 

powermatic makes a good drill press but its not benchtop.

I like my Wen, it seems more sturdy than the Ryobi.

Conductor562 wrote:

11 hours ago, Conductor562 said:

 

That’s it. All the little presses come from a couple places, so you’re more or less shopping for color and price. 

 

I always try to pay mind to customer service for things like this as well. 

I chose a coupon and no interest on my HD card…… why not ? I was buying it anyway 

Wen are you buying your drill press?

Jronman wrote:

50 minutes ago, Jronman said:

Wen are you buying your drill press?

That’s just wrong ??

Jronman wrote:

1 hour ago, Jronman said:

Wen are you buying your drill press?

hopefully Wen the price is right

Wen is this gonna stop being funny ???????

Wen he gets his drill press I’m guessing

Wen is that gonna be ?

Wen he picks the one he wants

Wen is he going shopping ?

not sure but that is Wen the fun really starts…..

Wen ever that is, I am ready !

probably Wen he has enough money….

You know if he went with the Ryobi 10″ you guys couldn’t have this much fun…

Kato wrote:

Just now, Kato said:

You know if he went with the Ryobi 10″ you guys couldn’t have this much fun…

That’s true, but I’ll stop Wen my wife says dinner is ready !!!

Kato wrote:

Just now, Kato said:

You know if he went with the Ryobi 10″ you guys couldn’t have this much fun…

nor would anybody Wen you go with Ryobi….just kidding….lol

Why go Ryobi, Wen you can go wen 

Wen will this crazyness stop !

Yes …. Wen will it ….

I have a Delta floor drill press sitting at my parents i got 12 years ago, just not sure wen i’ll ever retrieve it and bring it home with me one day… Meanwhile my dad and siblings use it right along lol

rrmccabe wrote:

Wen will this crazyness stop !