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    Drill Press table deal and sanding drum question

    I ordered this drill press table that's on sale from MLCS.
    I thought it was a decent deal with free shipping and a few forstner bits thrown in.
    http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shops...rillpress.html

    Now I'm started to think it might be handy to use the drill press with a sanding drum.
    How handy are sanding drums, such as this kit from Rocker?
    http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?p...sanding%20drum

    Thanks,
    Jim

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    Before I bought a spindle sander, I used a set of those all the time. The ywork pretty well.

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    The drums are alright for light sanding. They will clog up easy and hard continuous usage will not do your drill press any good. Also, I doubt that they will be giving away any decent drill bits. Now that I cheered you up, the table looks pretty good

    Gary

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    Several companies sell a DP table that look identical to my eye. Here's another one (without the Forstner bits) -

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    I dont use them as much now but used to quite a bit before getting my osc. spindle sander. I think the ones with the bearings (google Robo-sander) are worth the extra money though. I still find some uses for them even with the OSS
    Use the fence Luke

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doug Hobkirk View Post
    Several companies sell a DP table that look identical to my eye. Here's another one (without the Forstner bits) -
    Dang! That looks like the same table for half the price. I need to include Grizzly in my list of sites to check when shopping. <g>

    Thanks,
    Jim

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Mims View Post
    Dang! That looks like the same table for half the price. I need to include Grizzly in my list of sites to check when shopping. <g>

    Thanks,
    Jim
    Jim, don't feel bad, I spend $79 for a Rockler drill press table and used it for 3 weeks and then took it off and made my own, I did keep the fence from it. The one I made cost me like $10....

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