Wood Magazine 24 by Larry Clayton

Author:Larry Clayton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Wood, Home and hobby woodworker
Publisher: Meredith Corporation
Published: 1988-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

A ihr- "I'll mil depth stop, shown ahuvc On Ihr Sear* 2X385| takes longer lo set limn the ill.il systems, hut tlie threaded rod ensures more accurate repetitive drilling.

Spindle maids qui

r'ce.d handle

The 5 ■•■'"" quill travel on Ihr Grizzly (i-l-tOl outdistanced all die odicrs we tested. By adjusting the alien hull, tuft ivnlrr, ihc operator can eliminate spindle play between the quill and the head-

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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THROAT DEPTH>

it you haven"! followed drill press marketing in the past Tew years, you

may be surprised chat most manufacturers no longer speak of throats id express the maximum depth between the column and the drill-bit

tenter. In todays advertising world, the same drill press that once had 7" throat now has a 14* swing—the maximum diameter of a circle you could spin around without hitting the column. I hal - advertising!

TABLE MATTERS

We expected all the tables to till, but were surprised to find Black & Decker's 1782 table fixed at 90°. as shown in the photo hcfoui

The Black & Decker table has another deficiency. Although all of the other floor drill presses we tested have a cranking device to raise and lower the table, you must push the Black & Decker table by hand

We think a floor-model drill press needs to have a rack-and-pinion table to lessen the chance of injury and tt) fine-adjust the tabic* height. Without a cranking mechanism, a 25-pound table can easily accidentally drop and crush fingers.

Michael Austin, product manager for Black & Decker, confirms that his firm uses original Toolcraft castings formerly produced in another Taiwanese plant. "We are looking to make improvements in our drill press." Austin says. 'We have recognized the faults and there will he improvements in a redesigned, up-

graded unit we plan to introduce early in 1989. We think it will be a super unit and it will he sold under the DeWalt label."

Only the Sears table has the tilling scale on the same side as the tightening handle as shown in die photo below On the negative side, note in (be pholo bt'low how the front of the Sears table hits the column when swung around.

Most of the drill presses we tested have a forgiving hole in the center if you accidentally pilot too deep. However. Orbit ships their I458F drill press with a milling table seen primarily in metal shops. Because milling tables must retain coolant to bathe metal, ibey lack a center hole—and thereby a forgiving margin of error if you drill loo deep.

FINAL OBSERVATIONS We'd like in see better depth-stop knobs and belt-tension lock handles. The locking bolts with plastic knobs work fine until the plastic

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