Drill Press Advice Please

[pugs]

You can always change the chuck out to a smaller cap or sensitive feed chuck. Check and get one with taper shank chucks (the spindle will have a taper in it). Then get a diff chuck for fine work and a set of wedges for pulling them apart.

Myself I picked up a nice Delta DP350 last year. Works well and I love the variable speed on it, very happy with it. Comes with a nice big 1/2" chuck. I have a small precision chuck with a straight shank on it I can use for small stuff but that typically gets done in the cnc mill. Mostly I use the drillpress for countersinking backsides of holes and a few odd quick jobs here and there.

Have a floor standing drill press to, don't use it much cause I hate spending time adjusting the belts for the right speed, though it can go slower then the delta for larger drill bits.

[Dreamweaver]

I have a Ryobi drill press I got from Home depot for $119 and I have drilled many a frame rail with it and have gone down to as low as a #61 drill with no problem. it has no problem what so ever handling the drill you need to drill frame rail.