Posted by Bill Fitzmaurice [ 64.12.116.135 ] on September 02, 2004 at 07:41:57:

In Reply to: Re: Back to square one, so to speak posted by colinhester on September 01, 2004 at 10:15:40:

and he was right. When it come to drill presses what you most want to consider,though, is the distance from the spindle to the vertical rail. The smallest presses will allow you to drill on-center only six inches from the workpiece edge; you're better off to spend another 30 bucks or so to have a decent size throat opening.

Ryobi does make very good stuff for the money, but when it comes to table saws on the cheap it's tough to beat Sears, especially when on sale, which they usually are.

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