Is Westward Drill Press Any Good?

[kellogg]

A Westward 20" floor drill press with 1 HP is offered on Craigslist for $350. This DP weighs about 350 lbs. This DP
is offered on Amazon for about $960 (incl. shipping), but there's no reviews on it. Also, I Google searched for any information on Westward DP and there's basically nothing on it. Anyone know anything about this brand?

 

[kythri]

Westward is Grainger's house brand.

Here's the drill press in your CL ad:

http://www.grainger.com/product/WESTWARD-Floor-Drill-Press-1KEN7

Not sure what your Google search term was, but this was the first result for "Westward drill press"

It's made in China, but that doesn't mean it's bad.

For $350, you really can't buy anything new retail that's better. If I was still looking for a drill press, I would jump all over that thing.

 

[kjbenner]

If you're interested in a new one, it's cheaper at zoro (owned by grainger ) at $774.50: http://www.zoro.com/i/G1369873/

But even if you get it during one of their 20% off sales, it's still almost double what that used one is. Seems like a great deal if it's in decent shape.

 

[kellogg]

I appreciate the comments I received at this forum. I'm going to call the fella selling the drill press on Craigslist and see about making it mine. Without this forum, I would have passed over the ad thinking the DP was over-priced no name junk.

 

[PBCampbell]

I always thought Westward was Graingers house brand. All asian imports as far as I ever noticed.