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What's Your Drill Press? Why?
- Thread starter Renegade1LI
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Can't even get to mine at the moment as I'm extending my workshop and everything is packed in storage.
What?
It is a Kerry Super 8 (probably not a make those in the U.S. are aware of and a fairly obscure one over here too).
Section on the machine and the history here for those interested.
It is a floor standing belt driven MT2 machine with a backgear which gives a range of 47 - 2000 rpm and weighs in at 260lbs.
Why?
It is a very rigid machine for its size with a lot of flexibility and a handy low speed range for drilling larger holes.
At the time I bought it a fair bit cheaper than anything comparable with a geared head, which might be the only reason I can think of to upgrade (and that’s unlikely to be honest).
What?
It is a Kerry Super 8 (probably not a make those in the U.S. are aware of and a fairly obscure one over here too).
Section on the machine and the history here for those interested.
It is a floor standing belt driven MT2 machine with a backgear which gives a range of 47 - 2000 rpm and weighs in at 260lbs.
Why?
It is a very rigid machine for its size with a lot of flexibility and a handy low speed range for drilling larger holes.
At the time I bought it a fair bit cheaper than anything comparable with a geared head, which might be the only reason I can think of to upgrade (and that’s unlikely to be honest).
isb cornbinder
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I bought my Camel-Back Barnes near Seattle, WA. I paid the grandson of the original owner $1000usd. I bought the Hoefer from a friend in Merritt, BC for $400cdn. A friend in North Vancouver, BC, bought his Camel-Back at an auction and he paid $500cdn. I see these drill presses on CL about once a month. The prices seem to be remaining high.
dutchgray
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The Kerry / Qualters and Smith drills (they are the same machines) are a decent range of drilling machines.
The usual British style back gear reduction system is far superior to the American 3 pulley style than now comes standard on all the import machines, it however suffers from one big disadvantage, being expensive, also they can be noisy and if they are an oil bath design they leak oil.
I have an Elliott Progress No1 which is the typical 5 speed mostly woodworking drilll, and Elliott Progress 2gs which is basically the same machine but with the back gear added which gets you to 45rpm and I have just agreed to buy, I will pick it up next week a Kerry 125, which is an all geared 9 speed 1 1/4" capacity 1120lb lump of industrial drill.
The only 3 pulley "British" drill I am aware of is the Elliot Progress 3A, which is a 5 speed machine and uses a pair of link belts for its second fixed reduction stage in order to properly transmit the required torque. Those weigh about 1/2 ton and have a 5" dia solid bar for a column.
paulsomlo
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Buffalo 18 - because I need to make holes.
My drill press is a cheap one from Amazon. It has a brand but that brand doesn't mean anything and isn't anywhere on the product.
Why do I have it? I didn't know any better. It's "okay" but not something I'd use for any kind of real productivity.
Why do I have it? I didn't know any better. It's "okay" but not something I'd use for any kind of real productivity.
Ole Slewfoot
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Sounds like my Sears one; even my V18 (let alone M18) Milwaukee is more powerful. On the upside, it's pretty hard to hurt yourself with it.
Elliott drills are lovely machines, good luck with your latest aquisition - I think that would be a bit too large for my workshop, Although I have lusted after a Kerry 100, but I can't really justify a large second drill as I have a mill and limited space.
Some other classic quality drills were made by, Fobco, Meddings, Boxford, Startrite and even Viceroy had a pretty solid lump of a thing, i'd give any of those a good home.
OP
Renegade1LI
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Well i finally got to drill some holes with the new to me powermatic 1150. What a difference compared to the Grizzly, the holes were straight and clean, it felt good drilling them. I think the Grizzly suffered from a bad casting, the reviews are mostly all good, but the pm is just some much more refined, now to finish the set up. The drawback to the pm is no rack and pinion, but I plan on adding it.
Figure that PM 1150 retailed for $2,500 t0 $3,000 when they quit building them back in the 90s, that makes it a $5,000 - $6,000 drill press today with inflation. It can not help but drill holes better than some $1,500 import. I bet the PM 1150 weighs twice of that Grizzly. My PM 1200 weighs in around 600 pounds.
William Payne
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I have a geared head EFI drill press. Currently have it apart for some minor restoration work on the table.
Why because after 10 years of using a geared head drill press and mills every day I will never go back to belts.
Why because after 10 years of using a geared head drill press and mills every day I will never go back to belts.