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Thanks, Gerald. I had a ball rebuilding it.

Coming up soon on my personal RU-vid channel

Felix, I couldn't agree with you more. I wouldn't trade my DP-220 for any new drill press made. Just this morning I carried home a Delta 11-280 Radial Drill Press from about 1958 that I'm going to clean up and use for woodworking projects where the 14" capacity of the DP-220 isn't enough. Doesn't come up often, but this little lightweight radial has a maximum of 16" between the bit and the column (32" capacity in drill press speak). Even before I started working on it, it has no visible run-out and runs nearly silent.

@@WoodpeckersLLC Congrats on the 11-280! Nice machine. I bet it'll work great in a wood shop.

I bought a DP-220 at an estate sale with a mortising attachment but I cannot figure out how to get a Jacob’s chuck mounted, I would love to be able to use it but I need help.

Steve, they are looking into it, there is discussion of it on this thread above.

Pat, If I am reading the tea leaves correctly (serial number reference I found on VintageMachinery.org) it was built in 1950. The table that the DP-PRO is mounted to is the one that came on the drill press when I bought it. It's what is known as a "production table"....larger and heavier than the standard table, and it doesn't tilt like the standard one. I bought a standard table off eBay to do a blog article on installing the DP-PRO on a variety of different tables. My original plan was to flip it back out on eBay, but I've become very fond of having it behind the drill press as a catch-all, and I've used it a couple times when I needed to drill at an angle, so I think I'll keep it. As for its condition, I can assure you it didn't look like that last summer. It was a pile of rusty, grease-encrusted scrap iron. I had a ball stripping it down, cleaning it up and bringing it back to life.

Robert, that came up after the product engineer saw my video. It's under consideration.

Fuller.

Drawer frame is 16" inside. 17-1/2" flange to flange. Mounting hole is centered on the 3/4" flange on each side. Track clamps do fit in the DP-Track. However, the fence track on the DP-PRO is stopped, which prevents installing a track clamp from the front. It would have to be installed from the rear, which involves removing the fence. An alternative would be to rout a groove in the table from the end of the track to the front edge of the table.

Andrew, we don't sell seconds, but I hope you noticed that we sell the fence by itself. It's easy to adapt to any add-on drill press table...even if that is just a piece of plywood.

I'm pretty sure that's an oversight. It should be available individually. I'll check on it Monday and reply here. Worst case scenario, you have to call Customer Service and order it over the phone instead of online. It is definitely available by itself.

@@WoodpeckersLLC Thank you!

That was added a couple months ago.

@@WoodpeckersLLC nice 😎

I totally agree. Laser tick marks that match up with the tracks seems like an obvious enhancement for DP Pro 2.0! I want one.

We actually talked about that yesterday after the product engineer saw my Deep Dive. He's taking a look at that possibility. Personally, I like the 36/24. The 24" reference seems like plenty...if the piece you're placing against the fence isn't straight off 24" I don't think it will be off 36! I might change my mind if I get in the habit of using the scale and stop...having 18" on each side might be nice.

@@WoodpeckersLLC I want take advantage of the sale price that ends tomorrow, but I'd like to wait until you decide to add tick marks. I'll call in and talk to one of your nice salespeople about it. I don't follow your statement. "if the piece you're placing against the fence isn't straight off 24" I don't think it will be off 36!". Can you expound a bit for the intellectually challenged? 🤷‍♂️ I feel like you're trying to explain something to me, but for the life of me I can't figure it out. 🤦‍♂️ Thank you! Chuck

Chuck, sorry for the weak attempt at humor. I was trying to point out that if you're using the fence strictly as a reference surface, and the piece you're putting against the fence is straight, then 24 inches is just as good as 36". If your workpiece isn't straight, an extra foot of reference area probably isn't going to do you any favors, either. The advantage to the longer fence is in using the stop and the scale further from the drill bit.

@@toolchuck I ordered one last night to get the sale price but definitely agree with your comment. I would be willing to wait while they make the manufacturing change.

That would work, too.

Glad to hear those are making their way out the door now.