Thread: Got a Delta Drill Press

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Nice score.One is on my shopping list too.Just haven't found the right deal yet.

Steve, I have exactly that same Delta and have had it for probably 20 years or more. Last year I bought a new Craftsman drill press but we end up using the old Delta more than the new one.

You got a smokin' deal.

Don

Got some of the new parts in the mail today. They didn't send the gear rack, but I straightened the bent one and used it for now. The press cleaned up nicely, I'm very pleased with this one!

Nice press, had one of those a few years back, and my mount broke too, a neighbor was over using it to drill a few holes and didn't tighten the back tension bolt after he lowered the table. The spindle will provide a lot of down pressure and it's not uncommon to break there.
Brian

I have a bench version that looks identical to that Delta which came from the "old" Harbor Freight about 1995 and has a Central Tool tag on it. It works great, but the two belts leave a bit to be desired. I upgraded my chuck to a JET as the POS supplied had about .030+ run out. I just moved mine to a new bench - it IS heavy for one person to lift !!

That casting on the back on mine hasn't cracked - yet - but it sure does look like the weak part on it and the fact that you were able to get parts does make me happy.

thanks, I'm pretty happy with this one.