Title: Poor tool at any price
Product review: This drill press represents the worst in mainland Chinese manufacturing. Delta is squandering their good name with products like this. The casting are rough throughout. The pulleys are unbalanced, the drive belts are stiff. The idler pully shaft and the shafts used as part of the belt tensioning system ride in holes drilled in the head casting. No bushings are used and the play can be measured in fractions of inches. As you apply tension to the belts, the motor shifts upward causing the drive belt to skew upward. The poor build results in a lot of vibration especially at higher speeds. The laser adjustments are poorly designed and the beam width at working distances are too thick for precise hole designation. I haven't measured runout because I wouldn't bother using this drill on any precision work. The best I can say for this drill press is that it will drill a hole. I wouldn't expect it to last for long however.
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