Has anyone here used Micro-Mark's #82959 drill press?
(Note there is also a link to the owners manual, which has an exploded
parts diagram.)
It appears to be made by Sieg industries of Shanghai, the same company
that makes the mini-lathe and mini-mill sold by Micro-Mark, Harbor
Freight, and others.
The price is a bit high but maybe not too bad if the quality is
reasonable. Obviously the capacity is limited, but I don't plan to drill
anything much larger than 5/16" in wood or 3/16 in metal.
For me the attraction of this drillpress is that it only weighs 27 lbs,
which makes it semi-portable. I've seen smaller home-built drillpresses,
but all the commercially made ones seem to weigh at least 50 lbs, which
is fine if you're going to bolt it down and never move it. I've used
portable "drill stands" but I've never found one that can really hold a
drill securely (they're better than hand-holding the drill, but that's
not saying much).
I've looked at a bunch of "home shop" web pages, and have not found
anyone who will admit to owning this drill press-- but it's been in
Micro-Mark's catalog for a long time, I wonder if they've sold any?
- posted
16 years ago