DELTA DP200 Shopmaster 10-Inch Drill Press
by Delta
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of DELTA DP200 Shopmaster 10-Inch Drill Press
Customer Review: Actually 4.7 Stars
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a very nice light-to-medium duty drill press suitable for the occasional user. After reading the other review here, I was wary about the quality, but the press has served me well. The thing is built like a rock; the local post office people could not believe a tool this heavy was shipped through conventional mail. (I took advantage of a free super-savings shipping deal from Amazon.) The assembly took a very easy twenty minutes, much of which time was wiping off the corrosion-resistant packaging grease (have a few old disposable rags for this purpose available). All the parts and special tools are included. Some of these you may not need; example, the tie-down bolts for anchoring the base to a bench. These are only necessary for a permanent mounting or if the unit wobbles during operation; I did not need them. My only minor gripe is that the variable speed feature requires resetting the drive belt manually, but this is certainly something with which I can live . I love the little adjustable gooseneck light. It operates independently of the drill press and can be used as a general workbench lamp. Procure a 40-watt (max) reflector bulb (like is used for track lighting) for this purpose. I think it is a great buy.Customer Review: Defective motor
Summary: 1 Stars
Easy to put together... excellent for starting up a woodworking shop, but plugged it in the second day and the motor just hummed and wouldn't turn (it worked the day before for boring a 2 inch hole with a hole saw.When I took the motor cover off, and removed the belt, the motor would work with a spin of the hand helping it along. But if the motor slowed too much, it would simply hum and turn at 1/4 speed.
My conclusion is that this was manufactured with a defective motor. Not too good publicity for the Delta brand name.
I'll have to return it to Lowe's, but I'm not confident that the next one will work either. If the one I exchange it for works OK, I'll wite another review but I wanted to let you know about this.