Great accomplice on behalf of theo- appraise but needs improve packing on behalf of shipping
22nd June 2010
Well the one is the first drill press i have owned, then i would have liked to have gotten a grizzly with it’s 12 speeds. 5 speeds are ok, but 500rpm is sometimes a little fast for my big metal drills then bi-metal hole saws. As far as packaging, DELTA DP300L was a little rough. I bought mine refurbed then could not pass up the price of $140 bucks shipped. (much cheaper than the grizzly) my switch housing was broken, but was not falling out then still worked, who cares no biggie for me. No runout issues (checked it with my dial guage) with the chuck. Swapping the belt to a different speed is stupid unconstrained then fast. It takes me less than 30 seconds. The tray is neat, but for me gets in the way so i just took it off. Take the time to adap the lazer properly. It can be completely accurate from the top to the bottom if you take 5-10 minutes to get it right. I found that when i tightened the caps covering the lazers, they moved slightly, so i went back then fourth between the two screws to keep the lazer centered on the provided alignment dowel. I do allot of metal work then use it with my tubing notcher. I found my notcher would fit with the base all the way down then my setup will bolt to the hole in the middle of the table. Getting it all lined up so it did not bind throughout the movement took a while. Drilling holes is allot easier then more accurate then has fufilled all of my expectations. Has plenty of power for which i do then has not flinched at anything yet.
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