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Oh what I could drill with this!!!
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ken w.
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Everytime I see this type of drill press for sale they are kinda inexpensive. For what I paid for the four drill presses I have I could have bought this and then some. It is pretty cool.
kunkernator
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It's three phase 
We have a five station gang drill at our shop. We do lots of sheetmetal (laser) work and it is invaluable. Cut the hole on the laser, drill to size in first station, deburr on second station, and tap on third, all without having to change a bit. Just slide the part 6" to the right or left.
Zebu Fellenz
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I have one, a four head electro-mechano with variable speed and backgears.
It works fine and comes in handy when doing repetitive work where you need to spot drill, pilot drill, size drill, and then tap. Or any four operations.
Not a machine I'd recommend for the average home shop though as it takes an awful lot of floor space for the utility it provides.
-Erik
It works fine and comes in handy when doing repetitive work where you need to spot drill, pilot drill, size drill, and then tap. Or any four operations.
Not a machine I'd recommend for the average home shop though as it takes an awful lot of floor space for the utility it provides.
-Erik
It's a 4 head gang of 17" delta drill press heads. That is a good deal if you need a gang drill press. You could probably part out the heads and get your initial investment back. Or just think you could have a lifetime supply of replacement parts.
As others have mentioned, they are designed for production, not that great in the hope shop. Could it work, yes, but not as versatile as a standard moving table drill press.
They were designed to have a part mounted in a fixture and different bits in each head. So you could slide the part/jig along the table and drill, ream, tap, counter bore, spot face, etc. to produced a finished operation.
Similar to a production table, those tables don't (from the factory) have a center hole for the drill bit, so through holes in stock have to be supported by parallels or the like to avoid spotting the table.
To answer your question "What can I drill with this". It will put a 5/8" dia twist drill through steel, without sweating. 3/4" is the limit without pushing that machine (I have one, a 1940 standalone model).
As others have mentioned, they are designed for production, not that great in the hope shop. Could it work, yes, but not as versatile as a standard moving table drill press.
They were designed to have a part mounted in a fixture and different bits in each head. So you could slide the part/jig along the table and drill, ream, tap, counter bore, spot face, etc. to produced a finished operation.
Similar to a production table, those tables don't (from the factory) have a center hole for the drill bit, so through holes in stock have to be supported by parallels or the like to avoid spotting the table.
To answer your question "What can I drill with this". It will put a 5/8" dia twist drill through steel, without sweating. 3/4" is the limit without pushing that machine (I have one, a 1940 standalone model).
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I saw a multi head Atlas on CL for $1200, looked like it had a cool table also. Three phase is my friend.
most of them are basically bench drill presses all mounted to a table. if you are into production or need several tools available at once, they work fine
oldldh
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Outlawmws
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Heck of a lot cheaper to simply have 2-3 or 4 DPs...
and WAY over priced IMO
and WAY over priced IMO