Re: Any opinions on Nova Viking and Voyager pillar drills?
Hi Dave and Mike There is a fair amount of plastic around the Voyager drill press, but I have never bothered with the plastic guards as I feel the plastic doesn't provide much protection and the drill
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david.r.milson@...
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Re: Any opinions on Nova Viking and Voyager pillar drills?
For my part, thanks for all of the responses.To David Best¡¯s?point, I am unfamiliar with the message archives. Thanks, agin.Mike D. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad
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Mike D. <mjcdorsam@...>
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Re: Any opinions on Nova Viking and Voyager pillar drills?
In all the time I have used this drill press I have yet to burn a blade or wood. A few buttons to push, and you can set any type of drill bit, of any size, to turn at the ideal speed for different
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Derek Cohen
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Re: Any opinions on Nova Viking and Voyager pillar drills?
Yes, agree with David Best, this topic will bring lots of content if searched from the website. I will add at this point, having enjoyed the Voyager so much for what feels like 10 years, bought the
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Brett Wissel
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Re: Any opinions on Nova Viking and Voyager pillar drills?
This question about ¡°which drill press¡± keep coming up here on about 18 month cycles. Makes me wonder if members here ever search the message archive. I see the attractive features of the Nova,
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David P. Best
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Re: Rangate 300 Lift Cart
Max height is 35¡±, but I replaced the three wood slats with thicker versions and screwed down a 40x50-inch sheet of pre-finished 1/2¡± ApplePly to those slats. This brings the height of the cart
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David P. Best
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Re: Any opinions on Nova Viking and Voyager pillar drills?
Pretty simple, in that I just made it out of a piece of scrap oak, reusing the handle from the cast iron crank that came with the press. mtgstuber@...> wrote:
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joe slater
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Re: Any opinions on Nova Viking and Voyager pillar drills?
Joe, ??? Can you share some details regarding the crank handle?? I regularly find the handle on my Powermatic runs into the fence on the table. -- Michael Garrison Stuber
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Michael Garrison Stuber
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Re: Any opinions on Nova Viking and Voyager pillar drills?
I also like my Voyager and echo some of the limitations.? Consistent with my attitude that commercially available large equipment is a starter kit, not a fully complete tool fit for my purposes, I've
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joe slater
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Re: Any opinions on Nova Viking and Voyager pillar drills?
Another happy owner here. Agree with others on possible improvements. Changing speeds is so easy I find that I always do it. This in my view is worth the premium price. Only complaint I haven¡¯t seen
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Anthony Quesada
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Re: Any opinions on Nova Viking and Voyager pillar drills?
John, I agree with everything you said!? I really like it.? I will be great for me long term. Some extra thoughts.. * The stock chuck is the weak point.? I found an inexpensive replacement. * The
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PK
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Re: Any opinions on Nova Viking and Voyager pillar drills?
I bought the Voyager and went from adequate to great holes because now I set the speed correctly every time - it takes a few seconds. The auto-stop and depth control were a timesaver during a large
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Mike
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Re: Any opinions on Nova Viking and Voyager pillar drills?
I posted my thoughts about my Nova Voyager in a recent thread. I¡¯ve used mine in a hobby shop environment for probably 6 years now. I really like the DVR, auto-stop/electronic depth control,
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John Hinman
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Re: Rangate 300 Lift Cart
Thank you David Best. Is the max height 34.5¡±? Wade
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Wade Dees
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Re: Any opinions on Nova Viking and Voyager pillar drills?
Dave:Thanks for the post, as I¡¯m in a similar situation¡ I gave away an?old Delta 16¡± floor model, due to space constraints and that it was underutilized. I¡¯ve recently expanded my shop, and
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Mike D. <mjcdorsam@...>
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Any opinions on Nova Viking and Voyager pillar drills?
I keep being tempted to treat myself to a replacement for my old and rattly 4-speed Denford Viceroy pillar drill and the recent mention of the Nova drills has restarted the internal debate. My current
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aero_qfi
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Re: Arrival of new panel saw
Thanks Brett! we didnt fully push it with the boom stick, the boom stick did the lifting and some pushing, we also had 2 pallet trolleys inside the garage/under the saw to move it slowly over a lip at
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Albert Lee
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Re: Rangate 300 Lift Cart
I have the ¡°Shopcart ¡°as well and I find it to be excellent. Great with heavy materials to unload from my truck and transfer around the shop or on to panel saw. Elwin
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Elwin Kershaw
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Re: Arrival of new panel saw
Impressive! Can¡¯t wait for some videos Tolve construction
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Joshua Tolve
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Re: Arrival of new panel saw
This worked for me https://carbonmethod.com/reconditioning-oil/ https://carbonmethod.com/abrasive-pads/ White pad left almost no scratches, the grey possibly some.? The maroon is more aggressive. PK
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PK
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