[AT] Drill press question for list - A good one cheap to use inmyfarm equipment shop?

[Grant Brians]

No, there are not. Is this an east coast operation? I have looked at the 
"local" Salinas, California Harbor Freight store and was not impressed by 
the Chinese units....
        Grant Brians
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> Grant, is there a Mill Supply Co. store in your area? I have had good luck 
> with them. J. Grant
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> From: "Grant Brians" <gbrians at hollinet.com>
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>>I have another tool question for the list. I have been looking for a drill 
>>press for some time. Well actually I would like to get two - one floor and 
>>one benchtop. The benchtop could be used for a project I need to get done 
>>VERY soon and the floor one would be the culmination of a desire since 
>>junior high school to have a REAL machine tool drill press for myself.
>>    I have had no luck finding a used one and the Chinese ones that seem 
>> to be all that is available new locally are junk (not to mention that I 
>> try to get good American or similar iron in my tools).... I found the 
>> following lot on Ebay that closes shortly and think this is the sort of 
>> unit that would be great for the benchtop use - a Walker-Turner unit 
>> EBAY#4415556712 and wondered if anyone on the list knows of something 
>> like it available? The price so far looks to go for about $60-75 in 
>> Pennsylvania and no shipping available. I am in California and can't go 
>> pick one up other than relatively locally. Does anyone have any 
>> suggestions????
>>        Grant Brians
>>        Hollister, California
>> p.s. I just had the throwout bearing on my Oliver Super 77 fail yesterday 
>> and it has only been in there for about 25 years! Darn poor quality if 
>> you ask me - snicker,  snicker.... I'll have to replace that in the next 
>> few weeks so it will go back into the field. It is a really useful row 
>> crop tractor and I have a batch of tasks awaiting it!
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