DELTA DP200 Shopmaster 10-Inch Drill Press
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Product Details
Manufacturer: DeltaModel: DP200
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Description of DELTA DP200 Shopmaster 10-Inch Drill Press
This model has more capacity and more weight than its little brother--Delta's DP115 8-inch benchtop drill press--but you're still not talking about a lot of shop space or a lot of money. We like this drill press because it can drill to the center of a 10-inch-wide board with a 2-1/4-inch stroke, its table tilts left and right to 45 degrees with a positive stop at 0, and it offers five drill speeds depending on your material and bit size. You don't even have to know what speed is the right one--there's a chart inside the pulley cover that dictates belt speed according to hole size and material. Changing speeds is as simple as adjusting the belt on the pulley. Have some repetitive drilling to do? The adjustable-position locking depth stop takes the trouble out of the job. We like the Shopmaster drill presses for their Delta precision and tight prices, but we have to admit that the rack-and-pinion table height adjustment and the built-in gooseneck lamp on this model win our hearts. The three-jaw chuck will accept bits up to 1/2 inch, and when you're done drilling, just pop out the removable safety switch to prevent unauthorized use. --Kris Jensen-Van HesteTools and Hardware Reviews of DELTA DP200 Shopmaster 10-Inch Drill Press
Customer Review: A nice little drill press
Summary: 5 Stars
My DP200 arrived a couple of days ago, so these are just my first impressions after assembling it and using it for a couple of hours.
First, the drill press went together smoothly and without any problems. I'd suggest wearing some thin latex gloves while unpacking the box and unbagging all the components...the oil/grease that coats the unpainted metal components is pretty wicked stuff and spreads while the pieces are sitting at the store. I used an orange based degreaser and Goo-Gone along with most of a roll of paper towels cleaning everything off. Also, if you don't want the chuck to eventually fall off, it's critical that you remove every speck of grease from the inside of the chuck and the mating shaft surface!
The manufacturing quality is reflective of the price. The table is roughly machined and certainly could have used another pass through the milling machine. It's obvious from the swirl marks that they used a large cutter set at a high feed rate. That, however, is purely cosmetic. There was some metal scrap attached to the bottom inside of the column, but that's nothing that affects anything operational. All in all, the drill press is well designed and went together easily with everything lining up perfectly. A couple of allen wrenches are included in the box, so the only tools necessary are a mallet for setting the chuck, and a 1/2" or 12mm open end wrench for tightening the four bolts that secure the column to the base.
As a drill press, the DP200 works...within the limits imposed by its small size. It's not the press to buy if you plan on boring a lot of large or deep holes. It only has slightly more than 2" of travel, so anything thicker than a 2x4 is out. Likewise the motor is sized appropriately for a small press. Don't plan on using a 2"+ hole saw unless you feed it very slowly! On the other hand, I've been using it with a plug cutter (google W.L. Fuller) to cut hundreds of 3/8" dowels to fill screw holes in my new deck. It runs quietly and works perfectly in this application. In terms of runout, the DP200 isn't perfect, but it's within a couple of thousandths. That's fine for a $100 consumer level drill press, especially if you're working in wood. Higher precision presses are certainly available, but for much more money.
Update: It's now two years+ since I purchased this drill press and I"ve been having consistent problems with the chuck falling off the shaft. I recently rebuilt our other deck and again planned to use this press to cut a 900 hardwood plugs. It failed miserably. After a hundred plugs or so, the chuck fell off and (despite efforts to have it reseated) continued to drop off every fifty plugs or so...not good. After a couple choice words, I finally went and rented some time on a commercial press to finish the job. It now looks like the taper is scored and the press is toast. I think the replacement will be either a Shop Fox W1668 3/4 HP 13-Inch Bench-Top Drill Pressor a Palmgren 80153 1/2 HP 15-Inch 12-Speed Bench Drill Press. Both machines are much more powerful and better built.
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