Drill Press Minimum Quill Stroke?

[Dennis McDonaugh]

I have the 17” Jet and it has 5” of travel. It’s about 20 years old, so I don’t know if new ones have the same amount of travel.

[David Kumm]

The Vertical borer is my go to for wood drilling. The little Jet is almost never used. The Moore gets most of the metal drilling and tapping but my Rambaudi has a 5" auto quill as well on a NMTB 50 taper so it does the large metal boring.DSCN3746.jpg Dave

[Steven Cooper2]

My 42 Delta has 5" which seems like a reasonable amount, however today I could have used 7... though I will admit I didn't really need to use the drill press for the task, I have it and it's fun to use so I did anyway.

[Mike Hollingsworth]

Dandy Rockwell 15-665 on the auction site for $599.
Maybe it's near you.

[Rick Potter]

Good grief David. It's like 'which Bentley shall I drive today'. I am turning green with jealousy.

[Tom Bender]

That's tough to follow, especially with mine. My Craftsman has served me well for 35 years, and has only 3 1/4" stroke. I do have to move the table often. Had I read this post 20 years ago I'd have upgraded but now I'm looking at the dark at the end of the tunnel.