I have a Delta 18-900L.? With good drill bits, it performs adequately.? From what posted here, it is no better than the golden offerings.? For about $800 when I bought it new, it meets expectation.? At one point, I considered restoring an old DP, but due to lack of experience in this arena, dropped the idea.? A few months back, we had a similar discussion on this topic.? The Ellis DP that David B linked to came up along with suggestion to go for a metal mill.? I have wanted to import a Yamamoto radial-arm DP from Japan for a long time, but the logistics prove difficult.? So, now I have a sitting in a crate in my shop.? The specs sheet states 0.0002-inch run out.? I think I will be happy drilling wood with it!? But that is not the main reason for the purchase.? I suppose the point is to consider metal working machines if you want more precision.??
SW
