I totally agree, I went to lowes and picked up the Delta bandsaw, and the combination belt/disk bench top sander, both around $80 +/-
I did get lucky on my drill press though, walking thru an old warehouse I spotted an old Sears Craftsman drill press near perfect shape, asked the jamaican guy to plug it in, quiet as could be. All cast iron, wieghs about 70lbs without a stand - $15
