Drill press help...again

[ChargerRT]

Alright... hopefully I found a good one but I'm leaving it to the experts here to tell me to pull the trigger or not... Its a Delta Rockwell 15-017, the guy claims it runs great and with no issues.
Is this a good one? should I pull the trigger at the price of $200?

 

[ChargerRT]

Here is one of the pictures of it

 

[Whitworth]

The one flaw I see in the picture is that the drill press is NOT in your pickup truck.

 

[930dreamer]

So, did you pick it up?

 

[ChargerRT]

Not yet.... Are you all saying I should??

 

[930dreamer]

As long as it runs smoothly and the spindle isn't out of whack, it looks like a good drill press.

 

[Davefr]

Not yet.... Are you all saying I should??

It looks nice but it's only 15" 4 speed and lacks table tilt, table rotate and table lift.

Most of these 15" DP's were primarily intended for woodworking. I doubt this thing can get down to the 200-300 RPM range (without mods) which is required for larger holes in steel.

It just depends what your needs are. These are quality machines and that's a good price.

You really need to see it in person and check runout and then remove that vise which could be hiding an arc of shame.

 

[zkling]

Fair, about a 1/4" and under twist drill bit machine.

 

[Dennis Leigh Henry]

Thousands and thousands of kids in Shop Class (Industrial Arts) cannot wreck them... so if its in good shape.. bring it home...

 

[Packard V8]

At $200, you're not stealing it. That's top dollar for that DP in this market.

jack vines