Venge
Active Member
I'm cross posting this from another forum. I got good information there, and I'm just looking to see if there are any other opinions since I know there are many people who do or have done machine work on here.
I need to fabricate a steel plate (or maybe aluminum, but let's assume steel), and drill four holes in said plate. I think I'm going to order the plate cut to the size I need, but I still need to drill it, so I have a question for people who've done this kind of thing.
I've had a couple uses for a drill press before, but never really thought of buying one until I saw that they aren't that ridiculously expensive. My main question is: what's the difference between a $200 Craftsman model, an $800 dollar deWalt (my brand loyalty brand), and the various increments up to 14k?
Obviously I'm not trying to spend 14k, or even 4k. Or, honestly, even 800. If I can get what I need as an occasional user out of 200-300 bucks, I'm golden.
Any advice?
I need to fabricate a steel plate (or maybe aluminum, but let's assume steel), and drill four holes in said plate. I think I'm going to order the plate cut to the size I need, but I still need to drill it, so I have a question for people who've done this kind of thing.
I've had a couple uses for a drill press before, but never really thought of buying one until I saw that they aren't that ridiculously expensive. My main question is: what's the difference between a $200 Craftsman model, an $800 dollar deWalt (my brand loyalty brand), and the various increments up to 14k?
Obviously I'm not trying to spend 14k, or even 4k. Or, honestly, even 800. If I can get what I need as an occasional user out of 200-300 bucks, I'm golden.
Any advice?