I paid less than $10.00, loaded it in the truck and took it home. The boss told me that was more than enough.
I pulled some cash out of my pocket and a five and a few ones landed on the floor. At that time mixed metal scrap was going for about $30.00 - $40.00 a ton, and the machine weighed 750 lbs. I was told I could have it for 1/2 the scrap price if I would haul it away. When everything else was gone I asked what they wanted for the machine. They didn't even get an offer for the thing. The company conducting the sale had no idea what they were selling. Over the years someone covered the original nameplate with a tag from some Chinese machine. Several years ago I bought the next larger model from a machine shop that was closing. but the bigger drill presses do drill a decent hole and are a suitable alternative to those that can not afford american iron for hobby use. I have a 12" Walker turner bench top that someone put a floor standing height column on that beats both my HF units in smoothness, accuracy/runout and joy of use.ĪLL Harbor freight drill presses I have seen (including mine) have loose spindles and the bearings make a racket when running due to the loose specs. I have a 30 year old HF 16" drill press that they no longer sell and it does a great job for drilling all sorts of metal. I own a HF 13" floor standing drill press which does a decent job for wood working. Those tiny drill presses might work for a jeweler drilling soft metal or a hobbyist drilling holes in 1/8" fiber board characters they cut out with their scroll saw. I know is is a big jump up in price but I would not buy a smaller than a 13" bench top drill press from harbor freight if you expect it to have any practical use for metal working. My 18v Dewalt hand drill has CONSIDERABLY more torque than the HF 8" DP. the belts are half the height of a regular belt and slip if you sneeze on them. I gave it away to someone I didn't like! For drilling anything in metal this is a complete waste of money! It doesn't even use real belts. Tightened the nut and all is well.I had one of the HF 8" bench top models and it would not drill a 1/2" hole in a 2x4. Something else to look out for: On my HF drill press the nut on the spindle pulley came loose and even though the belts were all tight the spindle was slipping. Your procedure will definitely wear the belt out faster than normal It makes moving the belts much easier once the tension is off of them. You should be loosening this thumb screw each time you change speeds. You can use pliers on the thumb screw or replace it with a hex head bolt so you can get more torque on it to keep it from slipping. My solution is to use a pry bar of some kind to give a leverage advantage to moving and holding the motor.
Third it is even harder to hold the motor in place while you tighten down the thumb screw. Second, it is difficult to move the motor enough by hand to get the belt tight. Now, that being said, these designs leave a little to be desired.įirst it is pretty hard to get the thumb screw tight enough to keep the motor slide from slipping. To adjust the belt tension, loosen the thumb screw, slide the motor back and re-tighten the thumb screw. See the little two winged thumb screw just ahead of the motor? That tightens down onto a round shaft that slides through the piece that the thumb screw goes through. All you need to do to fix this is tighten the belt between the motor and the intermediate pulley.
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