[TheForge] Drill Press etc

[Woolley]

Bob Ehrenberger wrote:
> My sentiments exactlly.  I would rather get a quality piece of old equipment 
> than a new one.
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IMHO, quality is quality, new or old, what distinguishes to two in my 
eyes is price.  Don't get me wrong I like old machinery, I think for the 
right reasons although sentimentality probably creeps in there.



> My drill press is actually an old factory drill station, 4 drill presses 
> mounted to a heavy steel table. It was 3 phase when I got it and I have only 
> converted two of the heads to single phase. It is really nice to be able to 
> keep a champhering bit in one all the time for clean up, or be able to have 
> two different sizes of drills for a complex operation.  One of the presses 
> has a tap head that I have never used since it came 3-ph and only has one 
> collet.
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I've seen these setups and usually dismiss them thinking that the room 
they would take up is not worth it, usually 3 phase which I don't want 
to mess with etc.  In reality, I usually pilot my holes with a drill 
size that won't walk off my punch mark ,go to finished size with another 
and do a fair amount of countersinking.  These setups may indeed serve 
me well. I will reconsider. a

Always good ideas here, Thanks guys.

Bill
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
> eforge at centurytel.net
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