Bench Top Drill Press?

[Parks 788]

Looking at replacing the Delta I had back in CA that I really liked. Have no idea where it is or even if it made it to OK during our move. Want another machine for my shop. Only looking at benchtop models. Here's the three I have it down to, unless you have another recommendation. These are about the top of my price point too. WIll jsut be used for general use for metal/steel or other things that need a hole.

What's your opinion on these or what do you have that you like? Thanks for the advise.

Grizzly

Grizzly Industrial 12 Speed Heavy-Duty Bench-Top Drill Press G7943 - The Home Depot

All the features and dependability of an expensive industrial grade drill press. With a price tag that's astoundingly low. Includes built-in light (bulb not included).

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Jet

Jet 1/2 HP 12 in. Benchtop Drill Press, Variable Speed, 115-Volt, JWDP-12 716000 - The Home Depot

This Drill Press is powerful enough to tackle the big jobs and portable enough to do it anywhere. It's the all-new Jet 12 Variable Speed Drill Press. A powerful 1/2 HP induction motor that pushes through

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General International

General International 12 in. 20 Speed Drill Press with 3/5 Chuck Capacity and Laser System 75-010 M1 HD - The Home Depot

General International specializes in high quality woodworking and metal working machinery. The 12 in. Drill Press features a rugged 1/3 HP industrial-quality 120-Volt motor mounted on a sturdy cast-iron

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[2busy]

I have a grizzly, not sure of the model. It's an older one. It does what I need for farm repair/ fabrication.
The low speed could be a little lower in my opinion. I haven't looked at what the speeds are.
My brother in law mounted a board on it, I'd like to have a way to mount a vise but the board is handy for collecting clutter.

 

[madokie]

u could find a good one at most any pawn shop ,way cheaper than new,slow speeds needed for steel drilling, better to be too slow than too fast...variable speed will be expensive,,and hard to fix,and it will need a certain specific belt,if its the kind that uses variable size pulley's,, now some variable speed drill press's, use electronic control to vary the speed, works ok ,,some dont have much power at low speeds,and then how do u fix that electronics when it goes bad ??,, just go with one with 2 or 3 pulleys,and get some spare V-belts..make sure u can swing the table out of the way and use the base for drilling something big.bolt it down to a work table or 3 foot long 2x6's, or some steel plate..might want to get two,, one bolted on a table,, other one for portable use..drilling 1/4 steel or thicker by hand can be difficult unless you know how to thin the web in a drill bit,,