I have one of those (in red) purchased at least 20 years ago from Harbor Freight.? (They no longer carry that model.)? I basically use it as my main drill press; I have a Rong Fu RC-15 that's a far better machine for milling.? (Actually, I have an ancient Walker Turner machine that's a far better, although less versatile drill press)
The reason I use it so much is that it has an X-Y table, and enough capacity for most quick jobs I need to do.? It has measurable run-out (about 2 thou), but my biggest complaint is that X-Y table.? For some god-awful reason, the manufacturer chose to use 6 TPI lead screws.? That's right - 0.1667 per handle revolution.? Even 8 TPI would have been better than that - it's only easy to work out multiples of 1/2".? I was considering retro-fitting it for NC, or at least putting a DRO on it.? I don't feel it's accurate enough to justify NC-ing it, but the DRO seems like an attractive proposition practically every time I use it...
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Mark Moulding
