drill press

A google search----Came across the 5/2020 thread on the "Made in Taiwan", 12 speed, Carolina SF15 drill press,looking for parts---i have the exact one and heres some clues on other labelled presses under other names. Most of my original label is gone, but seems to have a date stamp of 4/1978...

Hi, I'd like to buy a drill press for pen turning. Question: what is the minimum spindle travel distance I need if I am drilling blanks of up to 5" length? One answer is > 5" which is obvious. But what about buying a good jig and using a >2.5" spindle; and then drilling out the blank from...

I'm making two pens with purple heart and some type of ebony. I'm using the pen mill in my drill press; been doing this for quite a while with no problems. Anyway, the wood starts smoking before I even get close to the blank being turned down to the tube. I checked the Janka scale and note that...

This is my drilling setup with a Wilton machinist's vise (from Lowe's) on the drill press table. I secured it with bolts and washers. I can move it by loosening the bolts and rotating the drill press table. Drilling consists of squaring the blank to the side of the drill bit. I also use it for...

The question arises again: Drill Press or Drill Chuck for the lathe Okay, here's the rub... The press can be picked up immediately, in-store. It's versatile, as in I can drill all sorts of stuff--however, I haven't, to date, had great need for a drill press--though it has come up...

Hi All, Well I had a feeling something wasnt right.... Lately the motor on my drill press has been making some funny noises and I was wondering if it was going to die on me. Well it did, and not peacefully, it was like the fourth of July in my basement, sparks in every color of the rainbow...

A little while ago I needed to buy a 16mm chuck to make a gadget for my metal lathe. Instead of buying a chuck on it's own, I bought a complete new benchtop drill press indentical to the one I already had. The Chinese DP was only about £10 more than the cost of a half decent chuck. The old motor...