Got my new Drill Press

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I went to Hartville and bought the nova voyager dvr 18" drill press full size and
hooked it up today got the latest firmware installed and runs smooth and quite.

Drilled my holes straight which was nice and drilled them really smooth in my opinion it was worth it.

I will post a picture soon
 
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penmaker134 said:
I went to Hartville and bought the nova voyager dvr 18" drill press full size and
hooked it up today got the latest firmware installed and runs smooth and quite.

Drilled my holes straight which was nice and drilled them really smooth in my opinion it was worth it.

I will post a picture soon
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Nice! We'll be looking for some nicely drilled blanks :wink:.

Have fun.
 
Just watched the video for the machine - Wow, that looks sweet! The 6" quill extension would be very nice.
 
its very nice maybe one day you can come down and try it in person and if I
don't decide to slap the kits and blanks together I will try to remember to
take pics of the holes in the blanks :biggrin:
 
Hi Adam, congratulations on your DVR drill. I bought mine a few months ago and love it. I built a table top jig that sits on top of the drill table. I started with 2 sides then added the last 2 sides one at a time to fit snugly around the drill table. I then centered the self-centering blank holder (Woodcraft) to a drill bit in the drill chuck. By taking the time to build this jig, I can now be set up to drill accurately in just a few seconds. I hope this helps you. David

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Awesome!!!!!

Been drooling over that one, especially with the 6" travel. Good purchase. Hope you drill some long boys soon. That baby is perfect for that.
 
I have had my eye on that one since it came out, I still haven't jumped yet. Let us know more as you use it what you think. The only thing that is holding me up is it looks kind of short...or is it me?
 
Hi Mike, I thought the same thing that the unit appears short at first. I just measured mine and it is about 70 inches tall. I think since the top of the unit is slim due to the lack of pulleys with the DVR motor, it gives the appearance that it is short. David
 
Just be careful to unplug it when not in use especially if a storm is in the forecast. I looked at a used Nova DVR lathe for sale that wasn't working when I went to pick it up. It had been working previously but had been left plugged in through a weekend of thunderstorms. The speed control boards had been fried and were over $400 to replace. Needless to say I passed on it. The DVR motor is very impressive otherwise.
 
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