SpudFiles

Probably getting a drill press for christmas. Something in the $150-300 range.

Any recommendations from a Canadian store?

Here are a few retailers I was looking at:

http://www.homedepot.ca/webapp/wcs/stor ... 0051&Nty=1

http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/subca ... 4396672965

http://www.sears.ca/gp/node/n/396542011 ... 011&page=1

The top link, they suck. The middle link leeds to a tire company. The 3rd link is a Craftsman, they are middle of the road, ok for the price.

Start naming your links: name here leave out the space inbetween the ] and the word name. Try it it's fun to name your links with a discriptive word.

Theopia

Mastercraft tends to be good quality, I have some stuff from them and it's great. I've never used a Mastercraft drill press though, so Idk how well it translates.

Jrrdw: Canadian Tire is a Canadian hardware store, fyi.

Try Harbor Freight tools. I got my press for $40 on sale. Plus, they carry a $50 mill vice for drill presses so you can use it as a mill. I'm getting that for Christmas.

Jrrdw: Canadian Tire is a Canadian hardware store, fyi.

WOW! The name makes perfect sense then, not.

Have you tried Busy Bee Tools?

http://busybeetools.ca/cgi-bin/product1 ... 4082167653

They sell the "Craftex" brand of tools.

My dad purchased a 12"X36" gear head lathe, and a 1 1/2hp Knee mill a couple of years ago. (If only he lived closer eh!)

The machinery is heavily built, (read light industrial) and very good value for the dollar.

IMHO lightweight tools are fine for occasional hobby use, but heavy tools do a much better job, and last a lifetime or more.

I'll take good old cast iron over aluminum any day.

jrrdw wrote:

Jrrdw: Canadian Tire is a Canadian hardware store, fyi.

WOW! The name makes perfect sense then, not.

Hey, when I first heard about "Harbor Freight", I thought it was a shipping company

lol Canadian Tire USED to be a hardware store now its a walmart/ grocery store!!
oh btw jrrdw ryobi is a good brand for hobby work and are fairly well built i have the one for 96 dollars there and its a very good deal

Hmm alright, thanks for the thoughts.

We'll see what Santa brings.