12-14-2014, 10:54 AM
A have 3 drill presses in the shop, a Jet, JDP 20EVS/230, a 20" variable speed head (65-2000 rpm) with a build in tapping head and 1" chuck, a 20" Harbor Freight, with a 5/8" chuck, and the Franken-Drill with a 1/2" chuck. All set at different rpms and meant for different uses.
The Franken-Drill is the go to drill press, it satisfies about 65% of the DP needs in the shop. I love the X-Y feature of the DP, I've only had it for about 6-8 months and would now be hard pressed to do without it. I used it last week with the newly acquired Buck Versatapper, to tap about (400) #10-32 holes in 3/16" aluminum plates. It worked great.
The Franken-Drill is the go to drill press, it satisfies about 65% of the DP needs in the shop. I love the X-Y feature of the DP, I've only had it for about 6-8 months and would now be hard pressed to do without it. I used it last week with the newly acquired Buck Versatapper, to tap about (400) #10-32 holes in 3/16" aluminum plates. It worked great.
jack