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I can not give a comparison on the brands you mentioned-------mine is an off brand cheapy.
I would look at the capacities in height if it is a table top model, the table adjustment features and the mechanisms for locking everything in place to help in making the decision.
Good luck with your choice!!!
Jerry
If it were me, I would get the Grizzly Radial and have enough money to buy another tool. But thats just me.
T
toolferone
The first question I have is, is this your only drillpress? Most of the radial drillpress I see only have 5 speeds and not a very long quill travel. My .02 cents worth would be to get a regular drillpress as your first one and look at #of speeds, how slow it will go (better for big bits) and how long the quill travel is (longer is better). If this is a second drillpress then I would go with the less expensive one as you probably won't use it as much.
I have both a a floor model regular drillpress and a bench radial. I VERY rarely use the radial drillpress.
I have both a a floor model regular drillpress and a bench radial. I VERY rarely use the radial drillpress.
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No opinion on either, but I do agree with the comments about how many speeds, quill travel, etc. They are all important to consider. Check the manuals out online on both of them and see how the specs compare.
I'll second the comments on the radial drill press. Quite a while ago, I had one and ended up replacing it with a 'regular' drill press. On the radial press, quill travel was limited, also there was a lot of chatter when boring holes. So unless you put a crow bar in your wallet and put out a bunch of money for a sturdy radial drill press, I'd go with a a regular one. I had the same experience as Tom: I hardly used it to the full swing, but used it 99% of the time as a regular drill.
As for brands: My latest purchase of Delta and Craftsman power tools were disappointing; I will not buy anything elase from either. I do believe that you will be better served with a Grizzly, General or -best of all- a Rong Fu.
...my $0.02
Have fun shopping!
Bernhard
As for brands: My latest purchase of Delta and Craftsman power tools were disappointing; I will not buy anything elase from either. I do believe that you will be better served with a Grizzly, General or -best of all- a Rong Fu.
...my $0.02
Have fun shopping!
Bernhard
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