Simple question who makes a good drill press? I need to pick one out for work. I would prefer American made but quality is the most important thing.
Simple question who makes a good drill press? I need to pick one out for work. I would prefer American made but quality is the most important thing.
Dake?
Delta
Wow. If American-made electric grinders are hard to find, I suspect drill presses will be even more so. At least those aimed at the home shop market. My big-box bought Ryobi is very Chinese, and pretty crappy. Fortunately, I'm not using it for a lot of precision work, and it's still a big improvement over trying to use a hand drill.
In reply to 1988RedT2:
It isn't for the home shop. It is for the shop at work.
Baileigh Industrial - wisconsin company
I've been looking for one also. Not sure there is anything made in the USA, but maybe. I'm looking for home use, but I decided to look at used commerical grade units instead of cheap new units. Here in Cleveland we have a company that sells used equipment of all kinds. They have an enormous warehouse. They aren't the cheapest, but it's one of those places where if you can't find it it doesn't exist. Might you have something like that near you?
+1 for Delta
oldtin wrote: Baileigh Industrial - wisconsin company
Thats the one I couldn't remember. They make really good stuff.
oldtin wrote: Baileigh Industrial - wisconsin company
Pretty sure they import the same stuff as Enco, Jet, etc.
Might be wrong though.
Last time I checked, some Delta stuff was decent and some was the typical crap. Guess all I'm saying is that with Delta, look close at what you are buying, don't just assume it's good.
I've used several PowerMatics like this - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Powermatic-1150A-Variable-Speed-Drill-Press-208v-1ph-/260813276520?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb9aec568 Good drills. We had a 4 head one that was awesome - Set each head up for a different operation on a part, and you could knock out some real production.
Not sure if Powermatic still makes metal equipment, nor if they are still USA.
Like I said American made isn't necessary but quality is.
Also probably should have said it needs to be a bench top.
Still US built. I have one at work. Very high quality unit.
PM test
http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/reviews/power-tools/1274536
aeronca65t wrote: ~Clausing~ Still US built. I have one at work. Very high quality unit.
wow, Kalamazoo, Michigan. How American do these feel?
K-zoo....
aeronca65t wrote: ~Clausing~ Still US built. I have one at work. Very high quality unit.
That would be awesome except it isn't benchtop. 
Thanks though.
93EXCivic wrote:aeronca65t wrote: ~Clausing~ Still US built. I have one at work. Very high quality unit.That would be awesome except it isn't benchtop.
93EXCivic wrote: Simple question who makes a good drill press? I need to pick one out for work. I would prefer American made but quality is the most important thing.
industrial, commercial or home use?
Commercial.
Grizzly has this beast Not made in USA, but the profits go to a US company and they have excellent service.
DILYSI Dave wrote:93EXCivic wrote:1. Buy floor model. 2. Remove head. 3. Remove column. 4. Drill hole in bench for column 5. Reassemble.aeronca65t wrote: ~Clausing~ Still US built. I have one at work. Very high quality unit.That would be awesome except it isn't benchtop.
Fixed it for you
not American, but we've got some older Arboga Maskiner tabletop drill presses here at work.. the label says they were made in Sweden..
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