Ummmmm, probably about 13 or 14 years ago. Looks like their lowest-end drill press runs about $95 now. I did get mine on sale - so it doesn't look like they've gone up in price all that much. http://www.sears.com/tools-bench-stationary-power-tools-drill-presses/s-1021248 Now I'm not suggesting that it's not worth it to buy a larger/higher-quality drill press - more stable, more power, deeper throat, etc., etc. I do have a larger one now for the benchtop, but I still do use my little Sears fellow for drilling pinblocks and plates as I have it mounted upside-down on my overhead drill press. Tilts to any angle, rotates 360 degrees, vertical adjustment about 8 inches, X-direction travel is about 8 feet and Y direction travel is about a foot. A goofy thing that I'd likely not ever build again if I moved to a new shop (would build a floating press, ala Ron N), but as long at it is here, it works very well and I really enjoy it. Except when I don't have the drill mounted on it and I walk into it - the base is about 5' 8" off the floor, and I'm 6' 0". Ouch! Terry Farrell On Mar 6, 2013, at 11:15 PM, Noah Frere wrote: > enlightening. I had already planned on upgrading the chuck, but never imagined a drill press could be bought for so cheap. Of course that was like many many years ago... > > > On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 8:57 PM, Terry Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > "I actually don't have a drill press yet. If anyone has any mid-priced suggestions..." > > I've been using a $79 Sears special for many years. I upgraded it with a high-quality (low run-out) chuck. It has served me very well. A larger, heavier drill press would always be welcome - but you can get by with a small one if you wish. Just be sure to put a good chuck on it - I think mine is a Jacobs and cost around $100. > > Terry Farrell > > > On Mar 6, 2013, at 4:38 PM, Noah Frere wrote: > >> Will, thanks for the "feed"back. >> >> the old pins were only .265", smaller than 1/0. I prefer to keep it in that range. You said "You may find that if you drill for 2/0 pins and use a 1/0 pin, your block may well be too loose." I would not drill for 2/0 pins. I will do as you suggest, and order all 3. >> >> I actually don't have a drill press yet. If anyone has any mid-priced suggestions, feel free :) > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20130307/d40d79f8/attachment-0001.htm> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: May06_02.jpg Type: image/jpg Size: 60248 bytes Desc: not available URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20130307/d40d79f8/attachment-0003.jpg> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: May06_01.jpg Type: image/jpg Size: 55541 bytes Desc: not available URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20130307/d40d79f8/attachment-0004.jpg> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: May05_06.jpg Type: image/jpg Size: 57257 bytes Desc: not available URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20130307/d40d79f8/attachment-0005.jpg>
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