Which drill press would you choose?

**zelk** · 9th January 2008, 04:09 PM

I am tossing up between two floorstanding drill presses.

Dp 1. 16 speeds, 195-3630 rpm, 0.75 Hp, MT2
Dp 2. 12 speeds, 210-2580 rpm, 1 Hp, MT2

Assuming price,origins of manufacture and other specifications are the same, which drill press would you choose and why?
Zelk

**DJ’s Timber** · 9th January 2008, 04:16 PM

I would go for more HP because you rarely need, if ever to go any faster than 2400 rpm

**zelk** · 9th January 2008, 04:20 PM

Originally Posted by DJ's Timber

I would go for more HP because you rarely need, if ever to go any faster than 2400 rpm

Thanks DJ,
but is this also in relation to drilling steel?
Zelk

**Wongo** · 9th January 2008, 04:24 PM

I would buy the cheapest possible. Drill press is the only tool I did not invest a lot of money in. I have a Carbatec benchtop model and it serves its purpose very well. It drills holes.

**DJ’s Timber** · 9th January 2008, 04:27 PM

I use both my DP for steel and timber and I don't think I've ever gone pass 2500rpm on either. For smaller bits the faster speed is handy but then again 2500 is still fast enough for a 2mm bit. So unless your drilling hundreds of very small holes in steel plate the 1HP 12 speeds, 210-2580 rpm would cover 99.99% of your general drilling

**zelk** · 9th January 2008, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by Wongo

I would buy the cheapest possible. Drill press is the only tool I did not invest a lot of money in. I have a Carbatec benchtop model and it serves its purpose very well. It drills holes.

Hi Wongo,

Putting it another way, let's say the drill presses were the same price and you were at gun point, which one would you choose?

Zelk

**Wongo** · 9th January 2008, 04:38 PM

I will choose the one on the right and please put the gun away.

**Vernonv** · 9th January 2008, 04:56 PM

Go for the higher HP as DJ said. In the long run you will benefit more from the extra HP than you would from the extra RPM.

**DavidG** · 9th January 2008, 05:20 PM

I would rate the order as
1. Lowest speed - About the same.
2. Horse power - 1 hp beats .75hp
3. Top speed - 2500 + is enough.

Therefore I choose the 1hp unit given all else equal. ie price and quality.

I would rate the height adjuster above the hp in a full test.

**zelk** · 10th January 2008, 09:47 AM

Originally Posted by Wongo

I will choose the one on the right and please put the gun away.

Wongo you leave me with no choice

**zelk** · 10th January 2008, 12:00 PM

It appears that more HP is more favorable.

If the drill press with the greater HP is made in China and the other is made in Taiwan, would you still go for the former DP assuming the quality of the external finish is the same with both DP's?
Zelk

**Wongo** · 10th January 2008, 12:24 PM

at gun point again?

**zelk** · 10th January 2008, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by Wongo

at gun point again?

Hey, I thought I got rid of you!

Zelk

**HappyHammer** · 10th January 2008, 12:38 PM

How about links to the 2 DP's in question, might reach the answer quicker.

HH.

**switt775** · 10th January 2008, 12:49 PM

The question no one seems to be asking is, do you believe the HP rating?

The games companies play with HP ratings have been well discussed on this forum with table saws. No reason to believe it's any different with other machines. There seems to be a tendancy especially with goods from China to overstate the HP.

So I wouldn't want to make that criteria the deal maker / breaker.

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