I like buying from HF but I think I would look for a used one locally. For
$200 you shouldn't have any trouble finding one and it would probably be
of better quality.
...Art
On Mon, 23 Nov 1998, John Miller wrote:
>
> Ditto what Roland said. Also, if you do pick one up, you might
> open the crate and look for obvious damage before you drive away.
> Harbor is good to take back defective merchandise, but still it
> is a pain to have to deal with it. When I bought that same drill
> press, I discovered that the morse taper was loose in the box
> and its smooth surface is easily damaged by banging into other parts.
> They replaced it by stealing one from another box. (This can
> be a problem if you buy the last one in stock).
>
> Oh, and the free oiler is cheesy.
>
> John Miller
>
> >
> > I bought one a few years back. It is OK and the price is right.
> > Harbor Freight seems to have this model or one like it on sale all the
> > time, so buy it now if you want but don't worry about the price going
> > up any time soon.
> >
> > -Roland
> >
> > On Sun, 22 Nov 1998 17:13:16 -0800,Steve Hammatt wrote:
> >
> > :: I find it's time that I purchase a floor mounted
> > :: drill press. In looking through many different suppliers,
> > :: I've found that most of them come from the same Chinese
> > :: manufacturer. At least the head casting is identical!
> > :: Harbor Freight has a 16 speed (more than what I need),
> > :: 1hp (I think I like the fact of 1hp, rather than 1/2hp or
> > :: 3/4hp)[snip].
> > ::
> > :: Steve Hammatt
> > :: shammatt@sos.net
> >
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