Shiraz, Please Make the New Grizzly Drill Press With ...

[Andrew Joiner]

Wouldn't it be great if Grizzly made a drill press with :

No runout at a full 6''of quill travel.

A simple vertical threaded rod and stop with a quick "button thread nut".

A quill lock. I really miss my old drill press with the quill lock.

Any one have other features they would like on a drill press?

[Michael Peet]

Low speed, <200 RPM, at lowest setting.

Mike

[Dan Hintz]

I'm looking for one with:
1) 6" quill travel (give or take)
2) Low runout at both ends of travel
3) Variable speed (no belts to change, please)
4) Low speed (200ish is good, lower would be better)

Some niceties would be:
5) Stuff mentioned in posts above (and probably below)
6) Accurate laser crosshairs
7) Digital speed display

[Dan Friedrichs]

Digital depth gauge. With the motor off, you bring the bit down to the work, and press a "Zero" button - then you have an accurate digital reading of the bit depth.

Also, a counter-weighted table (some sort of pulley in the head, with a counterweight attached to a cable to the table, making it easy to raise and lower the table). Ideally, the counterweight could be put in the column.

[John Coloccia]

Quill lock is essential. There is no way to lock the quill on my Delta and that's really frustrating.

[Gordon Eyre]

Quill lock is essential. There is no way to lock the quill on my Delta and that's really frustrating.

What is a quill lock, maybe I don't know what I am missing?

[Maurice Ungaro]

My Delta 17-968 has:
1) 5" quill travel (give or take)
2) Low run-out at both ends of travel
3) Variable speed (no belts to change, please)
4) Quill lock*


* a screw that can lock the quill (while it is NOT in motion) any where along its travel in order to establish a depth stop.

[Bruce Page]

I think you guys really need/want a milling machine...

[Eric DeSilva]

Also, a counter-weighted table (some sort of pulley in the head, with a counterweight attached to a cable to the table, making it easy to raise and lower the table). Ideally, the counterweight could be put in the column.

Heck, I'd settle for a raising/lowering handle that didn't skim off the excess flesh on my knuckles every turn I go past the cast iron table...

[Van Huskey]

I'm looking for one with:
1) 6" quill travel (give or take)
2) Low runout at both ends of travel
3) Variable speed (no belts to change, please)
4) Low speed (200ish is good, lower would be better)

Some niceties would be:
5) Stuff mentioned in posts above (and probably below)
6) Accurate laser crosshairs
7) Digital speed display

That is VERY similar to my list, add to it a woodworking specific table.

Basically I want a PM2800 with a low speed at 200rpm or below. I have found several with completely acceptable run-out so that isn't an issue JUST the low speed, everything else about that DP is perferct for what I want.

[John Coloccia]

What is a quill lock, maybe I don't know what I am missing?

It locks the quill so you can bring it down to a depth and lock it there. Now, I have to move my whole table up and down to lock to get things where I need them. For people like me that use drum sanders and SafT Planers, a quill lock is essential.

[Dan Hintz]

Basically I want a PM2800 with a low speed at 200rpm or below.

EXACTLY! The only thing that has really kept me from pulling the trigger on one has been the lukewarm review posted several years back and the high 400rpm min speed.

[Ryan Hellmer]

I have an old rockwell that has almost all these features. Here's my request, made in America. I understand a bit about the import/export business but I would think there is a middle of the road market where folks like me would be willing to pay a little extra (maybe twice as much) for a machine that is accurate and made here in the USA. Seems like somebody with the smarts and resources of Mr. Balolia could figure this infrastructure out. Northfield 12" jointer, $12000, Grizzly 12" jointer $2500. There's some margin there.

Ryan

[Van Huskey]

EXACTLY! The only thing that has really kept me from pulling the trigger on one has been the lukewarm review posted several years back and the high 400rpm min speed.

The only problem I have seen with them personally is the runout at full stroke, this is hit an miss and as I have mentioned before check the runout on the floor and buy that one. BUT they still doesn't solve the low speed issues. I have been monitoring how often I use rpms below 400 and as it sits I plan for a new DP around the beginning of the year, as it sits it may be a PM2800 unless something else comes out (watchin' the new Delta but it isn't variable) since I think I can live with the 400 rpm issue.

[Andrew Joiner]

I think you guys really need/want a milling machine...

You're right Bruce I've been looking that way. Could you tell us some advantages and any downside for woodworking?

I bet even the Grizzly G1005Z has less runout than any drill press in it's price range, and a REAL quill lock. With a little more RPM's and that table you'd have a great slot mortiser too.