What Drill Press do you like?

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by Professor Moriarty

I like a Bridgeport.

P. can ya loan me a dime.

[winchmaster]

I have the Ryobi. Sucker is loud but for just doing eye holes and belly hole it is fine for now.

[gone fishin]

I have the Sears 10" and do all that is needed on plugs. Through drilling is done on the lathe!

[pbrown]

Is their a reason why everyone likes the lathe for through drilling?

[gone fishin]

Ease of drilling and acuracy -- look through the old threads and I am sure you will find the method explained in detail. When drilling on the lathe you have very few miss-drilled plugs.
Go to the seach section and do a search for drilling on the lathe and you will get more information that can help you decide.

[redneck24]

i have the 10 and wish i had the 12

[Diggin Jiggin]

just as an fyi a 10" drill press can not drill a 10" hole. It just means there is 10" clearance from the chuck to the base.

My 10" press has a drop of about 2 1/2 inches. There are some ways to set it up so that you can drill plugs longer than 10" but the deepest hole I can drill is 2 1/2".

I basically drill in from each end the 2.5 and then finish by hand. Last winter there was a good thread (I think by capesam) that explained a way to set up a jig with a dowel center one the base of the the drill press that uses a dowel center to allow you to do thru drilling.

if I had to do it over again I'd buy a BIGGGGGG drill press.