craftsman 10inch drill press...

[lightning02]

i know someone that has a new craftsman 10inch drill press 009-34983 hes selling.

http://www.e-digitaleditions.com/i/128865/151
(upper right hand corner)

does anyone have one of these or know any info on them if there good or not. i cant find much about them online.

any info would be helpful thanks.

 

[Zeke]

You can pretty much match the quality with a HF unit so don't pay too much. Here's the same DP for $239 new.

 

[lightning02]

i told him $60 bucks. not a penny more. he bought it for $150 2 or 3 weeks ago. its brand new in the box still. i just want to make sure its strong enough to do stuff. its not worth it to me if its not going to have the power to do stuff.

 

[zkling]

i told him $60 bucks. not a penny more.

You wouldn't like the response if you said that to me.

I think fair would be ~$90-$100. If it truly has never been used and still in the box. What do you mean by "do stuff"? Based on your attitude and lack of general knowledge, you sound like the typical craigslist low baller. To be real honest with you.

Here is the real question, why doesn't he just take it back to the store for a full refund?

 

[lightning02]

You wouldn't like the response if you said that to me.

I think fair would be ~$90-$100. If it truly has never been used and still in the box.

hes only asking $75. i seen it. its in the box with the factory seal.

 

[zkling]

hes only asking $75. i seen it. its in the box with the factory seal.

I bet there is something up with it, or he is a complete lazy *****. Why not just return it to sears for a full refund? Sears keeps electronic copy of receipts so returns are pretty simple even without a paper receipt.

Please define "do stuff"

You can pretty much match the quality with a HF unit so don't pay too much. Here's the same DP for $239 new.

He is talking about the smaller bench model, not the floor standing press. I agree with the china quality though, sadly.

 

[lightning02]

at the max drill thru a 1/2 steel plate would be nice but not sure if thats asking tomuch from it. im sure it will be more then fine for wood and plastic and whatnot.

 

[toolguynj]

I agree with zkling... a guy selling a new in the sealed box drill press he bought 3 weeks ago for 1/2 what he paid when he can just return it for full price makes no sense. Although $75 is a fair price for it if it is really new and nothing wrong, I would skip on it based on Occam's razor - the simplest answer is usually the correct one which in this case smells dirty...

 

[lightning02]

as per zkling question about the why didnt he return it...

i called him and asked him about that question about why he didnt return it as it didnt come to mind at that time. he said he bought the original one over a year ago and it started to wobble on him. he bought it back to the store but they wouldnt offer him anything other then a new one (no cash back or store credit) so he took the new one and kept in the box and bought himself a bigger unit and now is wanting to sell the new one he got in exchange

thats what he told me.

 

[zkling]

i called him and asked him about that question about why he didnt return it as it didnt come to mind at that time. he said he bought the original one over a year ago and it started to wobble on him. he bought it back to the store but they wouldnt offer him anything other then a new one (no cash back or store credit) so he took the new one and kept in the box and bought himself a bigger unit and now is wanting to sell the new one he got in exchange

at the max drill thru a 1/2 steel plate would be nice but not sure if thats asking tomuch from it. im sure it will be more then fine for wood and plastic and whatnot.

OK now we are getting somewhere. Had this been the 1st post, you'd be home by now.

Personally I would just skip that machine. Yes $75 or even $60 is a great deal FOR THAT MACHINE IN THAT CONDITION. However for the money, I would much rather have a older, larger, better quality and more capable drill press. Try scanning your local CL for an older Delta, Walkerturner, Craftsman, Atlas, Clausing, Powermatic, etc, floor model drill press. Something you can have for the rest of your life.

Drilling 1/2" holes in steel with that drill press is very ambitious and honestly more dreaming. It just isn't rigid enough for that type of work, 1/4" is more like it. Just my 2¢

I still think something is fishy about that return story.

 

[lightning02]

that is why i wanted to look up info and ask around first. thanks everyone for there posts and if anyone else has something to say about the drill please do.

i dont know what to say about the return story, i can only go off of what i saw and was told.

guess ill keep looking for something diff in the meantime...

 

[zkling]

Additionally I find that story to be a bit suspicious. If it was out of the initial warranty period, which I think is 1 year. It would probably have to go to sears parts for repair and not the store. I guess they might replace the entire thing since it is such a lower dollar press. But I would think they would tend to replace just the spindle or chuck that was wobbling and reuse the other parts.

Sounds like a good plan to avoid it. If you really want to go after 1/2" holes in steel. Look for a large bench or good size (~15"+) floor model drill press. Something that will do ~450RPM on the low end.

 

[lightning02]

how about a craftsman 137-229151??

again not much info. dont think its made anymore.

 

[zkling]

Better, but I would prefer something older, what are they asking for it? Where are you located? PM me if you don't want it out on the forum.

 

[toolguynj]

Again, I'm with zkling - I say skip this press and look for a used older 15"+ floor model Delta / Rockwell, etc. Even an older Craftsman from the 1950's or 1960's. With a bit of looking you should be able to get one in good condition for about $150.

 

[lightning02]

You can ask zkling yourself. I dont have that much to pick from or in the best price range.

 

[ajchien]

I just went through an "upgrade" of my drill press about a month ago. Im just a DIYer with home, car, and basic furniture projects. (i.e, redo a backyard deck, car maintenance, make a painting easel for my daughter etc...) so... IMHO ...

based on what I see regarding that 10" press, I would say that it would be able to drill a 1/2" hole in medium steel if absolutely necessary. I've done 1/2" holes at 700 rpm. Used lots of lubrication, went slow, and still smoked my bit at times, but it got done. If I needed to drill 1/2" holes often, I'd look for something with a low end speed down in the 400ish rpms. It should drill wood holes easily except for perhaps the use of hole saws. Of course, the largest width of project would be 10". For me, the physical size of my wood projects are in general bigger than my metal projects.

That second 15" press you listed is a much different beast. Im thinking it'll do 1" holes in steel pretty well. Obviously, since it's taller and bigger, it'll handle much bigger sized projects.

My guesstimation based on my recent CL search in SoCal, is that the 10" press would be found around $50-75. The 15" Press has a bigger range, maybe between $150 and $300.

Of course, I agree with others, an older press would be more durable and come with some character. In that case, you need to have more patience to wait (they're often not only old, but beat up) - have some more cash to pony up (good condition or already refurbished) - or have the time to refurbish something up to your standards by yourself (yeah, ok, I can buy it for $100, but will spend $200 fixing it up over the course of 6 months trying to find parts).

 

[lightning02]

when did JET start using the off white sides on there drill press?

iv looked at some and some had like a dark graysh sides and some have the off white sides. whats the diff?