 Drill Press, what to buy? |
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| seanery |
 Oct 1 2003, 08:46 PM
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waiting to rebuild whitey!  Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,852 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None  |
I'm considering a drill press. I've been offered (to buy) a jig and bits to do 5 lug conversions to hubs & rotors.
How much hp do I need? I don't wanna spend a lot of $, but I don't want a POS. Is a 1/2HP enough? 3/4, 1? thanks. |
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| indydad |
Oct 2 2003, 05:42 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 76 Joined: 16-April 03 From: indy Member No.: 578 |
Couldn't find a local shop to do the work? Are you going into buisness? I have a 1/2 hp craftsman variable speed and it works good for most stuff I do, but I'm not sure it would hold up for what you want.
Jerry Indy |
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| seanery |
Oct 2 2003, 06:25 AM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,852 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
I talked to doc & cy and another local guy. They didn't have anyone local to recomend. So, yes, if I get this right, I'll offer this service to the 914 Community.
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| banderson |
Oct 2 2003, 06:34 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 88 Joined: 22-August 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 1,064 |
Get the oldest and heaviest one you can find. HP means nothing to a drill press. 1/2 hp would be fine. Its all about the torque. "How slow will it go?" will be the bigest question.
I have a 1960's delta and love it. It cost me about $350. |
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| tdgray |
Oct 2 2003, 09:09 AM
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Thank God Nemo is not here to see this Group: Members Posts: 9,705 Joined: 5-August 03 From: Akron, OH Member No.: 984 Region Association: None |
Sean,
Look for industrial liquidation auctions in your area. There are tons of fabricators, tool and die shops and the like going out of business today. I am sure you can pick one up for next to nothing. Also (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Get one of the older models, 60's 70's. It needs to have a variable speed that goes from turtle to just short of 914 speed (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Most of the older models can do this. I've got one in the shop that must be circa 1920's but it works great. Todd |
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