<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16414" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Shawn,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Another thing to consider is that sometimes, if the tool has a solid enough foundation, you can make modifications to your tools to improve their performance, new or old.  A great example is the drill press.  Many drill presses will fit our needs once we make a larger table for it and upgrade the chuck with a good aftermarket chuck.  Some thoughts.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>William R. Monroe</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Shawn wrote:</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hey William,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>thanks!  I don't have the experience with lots of different brands of power tools.  Where I am now the stuff we have is mostly Delta.  It seems to do the job for me.  But not having anything to compare it to I guess I don't know how good it is.  Seems good to me but...  That's why I asked this question. ...................</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>