[TheForge] Re: Drill press

Wed Oct 15 12:50:01 2003

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 09:06:47 -0500, Bob Ehrenberger <[email protected]> 
wrote:

> I checked the Champion catalog yesterday and the #101 sold for $7.  They
> didn't offer the two jaw chuck, so that must have come from a different
> source (maybe Imperial).  The Champion chuck sold for $2 and required all
> the drill bits to have a 1/2" shank.

	The Imperial chuck was definitely not from Champion, but
	from the Imperial Tool Company, as I recall.  They are
	very well made and the precision is quite good.  It slipped
	over the spindle and stayed put with a set screw, IIRC.