Palmgren 80172 3/4 Horsepower 17-Inch Floor Drill Press
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Product Details
Manufacturer: PalmgrenModel: 80172
Product features:
- Cast-iron head, base, table and column
- Precision ground work table can be tilted 45? both right and left, and rotates 360? on a vertical axis. Steel rack and pinion with locking mechanism for easy table height adjustment.
- Enclosed ball bearing quill assembly with long spindle travel. Maximum spindle run-out of 0.0005".
- Locking power switch prevents unauthorized use.
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Palmgren 80172 3/4 Horsepower 17-Inch Floor Drill Press
Customer Review: I think I got a lemon.
Summary: 2 Stars
I purchased this drill press about two years ago. I am a woodworker and was attracted to the size of this drill press and the accuracy claims of very little runout. Well, I still have this drill and use it almost daily but I wish I had purchased a different drill press to begin with. Let me highlight the pros and cons of this drill press as per my experience with it.
Pros: Operates very quietly, nice size for a woodshop-plenty of power for most drilling operations, speeds are easy to change, initial setup and fine tuning was simple, packaging was fantastic, arrived in perfect condition, outstanding customer service.
Cons: Has the wrong kind of table top for a woodshop(I should have noticed that before I purchased it) the table top is the style used for metal working.(I built my own wood tabletop for it with a fence and replaceable center inserts and am happy enough with that now), several serious problems encountered after setup-terrible runout, improperly machined parts wouldn't drive the spindle, couldn't move belt positions to change speeds, difficult to swing table around main column(gearing strip for raising and lowering table catches at bottom), occaisionally the chuck falls out(pretty exciting with a sharp forstner bit mounted in there!)
Customer service was great about helping me help them figure out what the various problems were and they sent a number of replacement parts right away. I got to pretty much re-build the innerworkings of the drill press (more than once) which was kind of neat to learn about but... I still am not happy with spindle runout but I live with it. I ended up keeping the old Ryobi benchtop drill press I was intending to replace and still use that frequently, especially where accuracy is more important.
I'm glad to see other people have had better experiences with this drill press than me. This drill press will probably be working in my shop for many decades to come, it is constructed quite solidly. Wish I would have ended up with one of these that wasn't a lemon. For the more $500+ this drill press cost it has been a headache and a dissappointment. Woodworkers would be much looking for a well costructed drill press made specifically for the needs of woodworkers.
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