Birthday Present - Tool Gloat - Page 2

Crashmph · 02-19-2012, 11:26 AM

Thanks all for the kind words and the obligatory "u suck". Shop is a mess cause I had to re-arrange it a bit so the new DP would fit. The location of the old DP was not a good fit for the new DP due to the height of 78" on the mobile base. So that also meant that I had to rework the dust collection, install a new power outlet, etc...

I will get some pictures posted soon of how the my shop looks when it is organized... otherwise it is just an embarrassment when it is a mess.

jasontg99 · 02-19-2012, 02:54 PM

Congrats Michael! It's an awesome DP isn't it?

rjwolfe3 · 02-19-2012, 03:51 PM

I am debating on buying that same one. I have it on my wish list at Amazon right now. Problem is I need a lawnmower more lol. Congrats on the birthday gift.

LeeR · 02-21-2012, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by rjwolfe3

I am debating on buying that same one. I have it on my wish list at Amazon right now. Problem is I need a lawnmower more lol. Congrats on the birthday gift.

You could go all natural, and just let the grass grow to its natural height. It would offer a nice natural setting for birds and other little creatures near you. And to appease your neighbors, you could call it something that conjures up images you see on those NatGeo specials, like "savannah".

Or just hire the neighbor's kid to mow, provided he has his own mower. (Do neighborhoods still have kids that mow?)

jfoh · 02-21-2012, 10:39 AM

I bought mine last year. Very good drill press. Good add on is a drill press table or a fence. I have both and find they each have their fine points. Not sure the laser cross hairs work as well as the maker claims. When drilling repeated blind holes the depth stop is a real help. Plus who can not be happy with a 6" deep hole when needed?

I had a Powermatic that had major runout problems, noisy bearings were what I thought the problem was. But after replacing and rebuilding a brand new machine it still could not do as well as a 10 year old Craftsman drill press. Several attempts to correct it failed. Nice people to work with, but my machine was a Monday morning mistake. Went back to my old 15" Craftsman for about a year.

When Woodcraft offered 10% off their best sale price I bought the grey monster. Money well spent. Right out of the box it was as smooth and runout free.

02-19-2012, 11:26 AM	#11 (permalink)
Crashmph Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: South Riding, VA Posts: 608 Photos: 1	Thanks all for the kind words and the obligatory "u suck". Shop is a mess cause I had to re-arrange it a bit so the new DP would fit. The location of the old DP was not a good fit for the new DP due to the height of 78" on the mobile base. So that also meant that I had to rework the dust collection, install a new power outlet, etc... I will get some pictures posted soon of how the my shop looks when it is organized... otherwise it is just an embarrassment when it is a mess. __________________ If I could make a living out of my wood shop, I would quit my day job immediately!

02-19-2012, 02:54 PM	#12 (permalink)
jasontg99 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portsmouth, Virginia Posts: 1,237 Photos: 0	Congrats Michael! It's an awesome DP isn't it? __________________ Motivation alone is not enough. If you have an idiot and you motivate him, now you have a motivated idiot.

02-19-2012, 03:51 PM	#13 (permalink)
rjwolfe3 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mansfield, Ohio, USA. Posts: 8,398 Photos: 6	I am debating on buying that same one. I have it on my wish list at Amazon right now. Problem is I need a lawnmower more lol. Congrats on the birthday gift. __________________ Rob A Wolfe Family Enterprises, LLC Business Click on links below for: Wolfe's Woodworking Blog Email * Website * Blog * Facebook

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02-21-2012, 10:39 AM	#15 (permalink)
jfoh Join Date: May 2007 Location: 21 Fleming Road, Wyoming, Ohio, 45215 USA. Posts: 175 Photos: 0	I bought mine last year. Very good drill press. Good add on is a drill press table or a fence. I have both and find they each have their fine points. Not sure the laser cross hairs work as well as the maker claims. When drilling repeated blind holes the depth stop is a real help. Plus who can not be happy with a 6" deep hole when needed? I had a Powermatic that had major runout problems, noisy bearings were what I thought the problem was. But after replacing and rebuilding a brand new machine it still could not do as well as a 10 year old Craftsman drill press. Several attempts to correct it failed. Nice people to work with, but my machine was a Monday morning mistake. Went back to my old 15" Craftsman for about a year. When Woodcraft offered 10% off their best sale price I bought the grey monster. Money well spent. Right out of the box it was as smooth and runout free.