I have a fifteen year old Craftsman 15 inch Drill press - floor model. It was sold as a 1 HP model (for what that is worth) and I forget how many speeds, I thought 16 maybe? Anyway, it is in top condition and looks like new as I cover my equipment when not in use with big clear garbage bags. It is also on a mobile base.
Here is the deal, I am considering selling this DP. The reason is it takes up a fair amount of space. I do not use it alot,however when I need it I need it. My uses for a drill press are primarily for some spindle sanding and of course precision drill and for hogging out wood with a large forstener bit for clock movements and fit ups. So... question is, can I do that same stuff on a say 199.00 Delta benchtop etc.? This would allow me to mount it to another benchtop and free up space for something like a Bandsaw in the future or maybe a planer or something like that. I would need to be able to get close to $200.00 or not much less for the drill press.
So will a benchtop do what I need it to do and do you think I could get 180. - 200.00 for my floor model or should I just keep it?
Thanks,
Corey