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I'm considering replacing my ancient little Craftsman benchtop drill press. It serves me well for about 75% of what I do, but suffers from a) a very short spindle travel (under 2") and b) very shallow 'swing'. I often find that I need more of both. Power isn't really an issue, nor the number of speeds.
Looking around on the Grizzy site, I see this 'radial' drill press. I'd never heard of the 'radial' type, but I can see where it would give me a lot more flexibility when needed. What are the tradeoffs against a fixed head press???
http://www.grizzly.com/products/5-Speed-Floor-Radial-Drill-Press/G7946
Only thing I don't like about it from the pic, is the small table, but I'd most likely make a drill press table like the one in a recent issue of Shopnotes anyway.
Looking around on the Grizzy site, I see this 'radial' drill press. I'd never heard of the 'radial' type, but I can see where it would give me a lot more flexibility when needed. What are the tradeoffs against a fixed head press???
http://www.grizzly.com/products/5-Speed-Floor-Radial-Drill-Press/G7946
Only thing I don't like about it from the pic, is the small table, but I'd most likely make a drill press table like the one in a recent issue of Shopnotes anyway.