Sears Drill Press

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A T Barr

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I happened to go to Sears today. They have their 8" drill press on sale for $49.99. But, it's only on sale today.

Not a bad price.

A.T.

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Originally posted by Holcombe
i'd be pretty sceptical of a $50 drill press.
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The key words is "Sears". This comes with a two year warrenty. The normal price is around $90.00. I know several makers that have a $39.95 Harbor Freight drill press. There is *nothing* wrong saving money.

A.T.

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Have a Sears Drill press here and would have no problem suggesting it to anyone else, with the exception that I don't know if I'd suggest it to folder makers. Always herar how precise your drillling has to be for folders(never madea folder myself), so don't know if it'd be alright for that.

And that being said, I even bought my sears drill press uysed, and still have no trouble with it
 
AT's right
three or four of them around is nice too.
there's a lot of things they can be used for
I even use one turned sideways to crest arrows I make.:)
 
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5 Speed Mini Drillpress
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Motor: 1/3 HP, 110 Volt
5 speed: 700 - 2990 RPM
1/2 inch chuck
Height: 22 7/8 inches
Maximum spindle travel: 2"
Maximum distance spindle nose to table: 7-1/4"
1 year warranty
Shipping Weight: 38 lbs
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I didnt mean to piss anyone off, just my point of view.
I use a Bridgeport mill as a drill press, so maybe i'm just spoiled :D
 
Call me lazy but I have four of them and a mini mill and wish I had 4 more! I have one decent Delta 12" drill press, two $39.95 HF, and one cheap one that I can't remember the brand.

I keep the three small ones permanently chucked up with a #2 drill/countersink, a #2 clearance bit and the last one with a 1/2" countersink. I start nearly all my holes with the drill/countersink bit and then move over to the Delta. I'd like to have several more drill presses so I could put more combo bit and countersink sizes in them. The HF presses are plenty square and true for starting holes and lightly countersinking them.
 
Hey George, are those little Homier drill presses any good? I'm interested in a little more in-depth info on these cheapo drills. Let me preface this by saying I really hate crappy cheap imports, but I realize the necessity for them. Heck, I mean who wouldn't buy four little drill presses for the price of one, if all were set up for a specific task? Makes a lot of sense. But are they accurate? Are they smooth?

A couple months ago, I bought a Harbor Freight drill press out of ebay. It was new in box from 1993! I figured it was maybe Taiwanese, and I won the bid for $43!

When I got the darn thing and unboxed it, it was a total piece of junk. It was Chinese, and very badly made Chinese to boot. The quill didn't work right. It wouldn't return. The belt was so hardened into one position I had to replace it. The quill was all chunky and gritty when traveling. I had to completely disassemble it and ream and grind and polish and... ARRGGHH! More time wasted.

My point is this: All machines need some work and tweeking right out of the box. Sometimes spending a few extra bucks and getting something trouble-free (or close to it) is good too. Are the Homier drills worth it? Has anyone here had any difficulties with them?
 
My father in law bought a Sears drill press for me last Christmas. In July, the motor burned out and I called Sears. They informed me that since I didn't buy the "replacement warranty," I was out of luck and they wouldn't replace my press. Thinking that they were blowing smoke up my butt, I contacted Sears headquarters by email and they told me the same thing. I won't buy anything else from them. I went to Tractor Supply and bought one of their presses for $49.
 
every thing has it's place I have a full size Vert Mill too
but the little cheapo presses come in handy just go put your hands
on the one you want first to feel it out. some are very bad
then others are great for the money.:)
 
Originally posted by STUMP
They informed me that since I didn't buy the "replacement warranty," I was out of luck and they wouldn't replace my press.
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Sorry to hear that Stump. When I bought the one yesterday, the salesperson tried to sell me a two warrenty for $6.00. I declined. Hey, I'm cheap. When I got the drill press home and opened the box, it had a free two year warrenty inside.:D

A.T.


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My next show is the "Greater Ohio Valley Knife Show"
November 14-15 2003
"Don't you buy no ugly knife"
http://www.customknives.com/
 
I got the 9" Sears for Christmas, Had to return the first one because the starting capacitor on the motor smoked. No questions when returned and both of them squared up real nice.

Not my first choice but I don't think it's going to end up a door stop either, I have brutalized this thing and it still keeps going.
 
I beat the crap out of my Craftsman, it's all I have. I don't have a bandsaw, so I drill holes all the way around my blanks and then play connect the dots with a hacksaw. It takes over an hour to drill out a 1/4" blade blank and I'm sure it's hell on the machine. I also have some sanding drums that I use on my drill press for sanding radius' and contours which puts lots of lateral stress on the head. So far no problems at all. If I break it, it's cheap enough to replace pretty quickly. However, I opted for the 2 year warranty, so I'm all set for another year.

See the knives I make with my Craftsman drill press here!
 
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