Recent content by jabeebe

Good points. It seems like he's a reseller, so he has a ton of these machines, "rebuilds" them, and sells for profit.

Ok how about this Clausing 1670? I know it's $$, but I talked to the guy and he claims he disassembled and rebuilt anything needed, including fresh paint. He sent me a video and it has virtually no runout. Is the price out of this universe, or worth it considering it will take no work...

Thanks for the detailed response. This is the type of stuff I need to hear so that I avoid jumping the gun and overpaying just because I'm itching to get something new.

Good advice!

Jokes on you, I live on mars. I mean Pennsylvania.

For sale on Facebook marketplace for $1,200. Seems steep, but then again all of these old american-made drill presses are highly priced right now it seems. Budget is about $1,000, but I obviously want to get the best press I can for that. Is this the one? As an aside, I've looked at...