I like the higher rpm of the bigger ones for some sanding or abrasion jobs.
On Thu, 8 Jan 2009, Bob Kennedy wrote: > Well as my wife says, bigger is better. Wonder if she's talking about a > drill press though... > > I'd say either would do you well for woodworking. I like the bigger one > because I do a lot of work with steel and I can stall a lesser powered motor. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dan Rossi > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 9:58 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Drill press advice. > > > Sorry, I sent the previous message before I was done. I am comparing two > Grizzly presses. > > The Grizzly G7944 > Motor: 3/4 H.P., single-phase, 110V > Overall height: 64" > Spindle travel: 3-1/4" > Number of speeds: 12 > Drill chuck: 1/8"-5/8" > Spindle taper: MT #2 > Range of speeds: 140, 260, 320, 380, 480, 540, 980, 1160, 1510, 1650, > 2180, 3050 RPM > Swing: 14" > Drilling capacity: 3/4" steel > Table: Precision ground cast iron > Table size: 11-3/8" sq. > Table swing: 360 > Table tilts: 90 in both directions > Approx. shipping weight: 172 lbs. > > Grizzly G7947 > Motor size: 1 H.P., Single-Phase, 110V/220V > Overall height: 64-1/2" > Swing: 17" > Spindle travel: 4-3/4" > Number of speeds: 12 > Drill chuck: 5/8" > Spindle taper: MT #3 > Range of speeds: 210, 310, 400, 440, 630, 670, 1260, 1430, 1650, 2050, > 2350, 3300 RPM > Drilling capacity: 1" steel > Table: Precision ground cast iron > Table size: 13-5/8" sq. > Table tilts: 90 in both directions > Approx. shipping weight: 275 lbs. > > Am I just being Tim the Tool Man Taylor by looking at the larger drill > press? Do I really need that much machine? The one thing that really > makes me like it is the additional spindle travel, 3 and a quarter verses > 4 and 3 quarters. Plus some additional throat depth and a little more > power. But will I really need that? > > -- > Blue skies. > Dan Rossi > Carnegie Mellon University. > E-Mail: [email protected] > Tel: (412) 268-9081 > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
