This is a Karma giveaway. You must post up in this thread with "I want it" by 11:59pm forum time on June 6th. I will have either my son or my dog pick the winner next Tuesday June 7. I am located in North Jersey. I will not ship it. You may pick it up at my home in Passaic County, at my work which is 3 blocks from Bullet Hole, or in Wildwood Crest.

 

YOU CAN USE IT FOR GUNSMITHING SO IT'S FIREARMS RELATED.

 

Ryobi 10" Table Top Drill Press

There's a bit of runout in the quill which may be fixable but I have no idea how.

Photos are not mine (quite simply because you really don't need to see the current state of mess in my garage).

 

 

 

 

And an honest review:

 

http://goitmc.brinkster.net/reviews.aspx?rid=1

 

Pros: Cost, Size, Weight, Repeatability

 

Cons: Table Size, Quill wobble, Features

 

The Ryobi DP 101 is a great drill press for the money. It includes basic safety features like a self ejecting chuck key, power switch lockout and set-screw stops on adjustable controls. It also includes a cast iron table and rack and pinion table height adjustment. This press is a bench top model which comes with its own advantages and disadvantages. The most obvious being the size. This can be either an advantage or disadvantage depending on the shop and needs of the woodworker. If you have the bench space to spare or can share space with another tool this tool works fine. For me, I locate it on the same table as my compound miter saw. This means I can not load really wide stock on that tool but since it is not a sliding saw I don?t really have a problem. The plan is to relocate it on another bench in the future. If you have a radial arm or sliding saw maybe going bench top is not the best option.

 

The weight is another item that could go either way. Since I work in one bay of a 2 car garage space is premium. Being able to pickup the tool and move it out of the way is a huge plus for me. Weighing less than 70lbs means I can move this around to give me more room when required. The problem being that this press does not have the pure mass to absorb vibration. This showed up when drilling through a stack of 2 3/4? stock blanks. The holes were at perfectly lined up because the lower panel shifted slightly upon starting the drill. This problem was solved by using double sided tape. (Which should always be used when drilling multiple pieces.) The vibration causes only the slightest of shifting during start-up but still if perfection is your goal it is highly recommended to use clamps. The table is machined with slots for just this purpose.

 

The advantages of this machine are impressive. First and foremost is the cost. This machine will not break the bank. If you are like me and budgets are tight why spend twice as much for the same functionality? Most presses do not plunge much deeper than this and who is really drilling through 3 inches anyway? The machine has the ability to drill through 10 inches if you don?t mind flipping the work piece over. With the money you can save with this model you can buy a mortising attachment or other add-on to further increase the usefulness of this tool. As previously mentioned the size and weight are both pros for people with space concerns. Lastly, but probably of most importance is the repeatability of this press. It includes setscrews to lockout just about every adjustment possible. This means you can set the depth and then just plunge away. Other models on the ?lower? end sometimes include only a depth gage. The operator is responsible to drive to the same depth each time, not ideal when cutting mortises, counter bores or pockets. The table also helps out with this task. It includes various cutouts that one can use for clamping stop blocks to the table. This allows for very precise repeat hole locations. I would recommend building an auxiliary table with a fence but if you choose not to I found that there were enough clamping options for any task.

I WANT IT!

"I want it"

Please add me to the list.

 

Thanks.

 

Sorry... I want it.

"I want it!"

I have the same model. Good quality.

"I want it"

I WANT IT

tsk tsk opening it up to non-premier members. Bad danno

I happen to think it's a great idea. I read through about 3 times just to check.

tsk tsk opening it up to non-premier members. Bad danno

 

Hey - it's my karma, let me worry about that, OK? Not to mention that your negativity is raining down on my goodness. Begone you and your ilk.

Your Karma ran over Matt's dogma.

oh man i want it! add me to da list! thanks..

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eta: nevermind

Jacob says "The winner is VJF915" Congratulations VJ. We sincerely hope that since you won a Karma you will consider donating to the forum...

 

Send me a PM so we can figure out when you can pickup the drill press.

 

-Dan

Congrats buddy.

Hey congrats and thanks Dan for the karma.

Congrats.

 

Nice get.

Holy crap, I didn't see this yesterday. Thanks man, sending a PM now.