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Re: OT: Teknatools USA affiliate (maker of Nova drill presses) files for CH 11 reorganization

 

Hey Tom,

Well unlike you I love the screen and not having to change belts to change speed. I was all in on the Voyager until I saw the Laguna.Apparently you can normally only buy it from a dealer (rockler or Woodcraft) but it turns out that they reject machines out of hand that have a damaged crate. Laguna receives them back and cannot re-box them. So after they made sure there was no damage whatsoever to the drill press, they sent it to me? at a lovely discount. I got it for $1765.00 all in delivered right into my shop ASSEMBLED!
?It arrived about 2 weeks ago and I did not want to install the chuck that came with it, so at the sage advice of David Best, I ordered a keyless Vertex chuck and that took almost a month to get here from England.
Love the machine which also has a Laser and an LED light, a large table surface with t-slots. You can use it for tapping as it goes as low as 60RPM's up to 4000RPM's
Two thumbs up from me. Pic attached!

Kind regards,

Brian D. Milidrag
Phoenix Building and Custom Interiors
5300 John R. Rd., Troy MI 48085
Cell?248.765.8411


On Wed, Mar 26, 2025 at 12:54?PM Tom Gensmer via <tom=[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Imran,?
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I just picked up a new drill press myself. I have a very small shop, so I wanted a drill press without the motor hanging off the back, which limited me to the Teknatool Voyager/Viking, the new Laguna, and Powermatic now offers a 15" and 20" drill press in the same category.?
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I don't much care for the screens and electronics, so I was inclined against the Voyager, Viking, and the Laguna, leaving me to choose between the Powermatics. Powermatic is running a $500-off promotion on the 20" machine, so I opted to bump up to the larger machine().
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Apparently Jet will be releasing a drill press with a screen to compete with the Voyager/Viking/Laguna, but again I don't want a screen so I wasn't inclined to wait for its release. ?
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The Powermatic PM2820 and PM2815 machines utilize a brushed DC motor that runs through a geared two speed transmission, with speed controlled via the High/Low gear selector and a simple knob on the front ?of the machine.?
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So far I've been quite happy with it. I realize there are certainly "better" machines out there, I just wanted something relatively simple, relatively compact, with minimal electronics.?
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Tom Gensmer
Heritage Home Renewals, LLC
Minneapolis, MN

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