Central Machinery 8" Bench Drill Press & 4" Drill Press Vise
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ธ.ค. 2014
- Central Machinery 8" Bench Drill Press
US: amzn.to/2eIwwIv
* Another good drill press to consider:
WEN 4208 8” 5-Speed Drill Press
US: amzn.to/2pSwIKh
CDN: amzn.to/30RnKdf
4" Drill Press Vise
US: amzn.to/2x8vNHZ
CDN: amzn.to/2Ixf1GR
DEWALT Drill Bit Set, Titanium, 14-Piece
US: amzn.to/2LzWtHL
CDN: amzn.to/2LyKEBA
========
Drill Press Features:
- 2.4 Amp
- 1/2 HP
- Maximum speed (rpm): 3070 RPM
- Minimum Speed (RPM): 760 RPM
- Number of speeds: 5 (Spindle Speed: 760, 1150, 1630, 2180 and 3070 RPM)
- Weight: 32.35 lb.
=======
Shop Dial2Fast Store For List Of Tools & Parts
US: www.amazon.com/shop/dial2fast
CDN: www.amazon.ca/shop/dial2fast
=======
Support Dial2Fast on Paypal
www.paypal.me/Dial2Fast
Support Dial2Fast on Patreon
www.ptreon.com/dial2fast
Dial2Fast website
www.dial2fast.com
Like us on Facebook
/ dial2fastofficial
Shop Amazon
US: amzn.to/2LqTtuk
CDN: amzn.to/2L5QASt
Join Amazon Prime
US: amzn.to/31i05mP
CDN: amzn.to/3kG0D0R
Try Amazon Prime 30-Day Free Trial:
US: amzn.to/2S3GjHI
CDN: amzn.to/3kG0D0R
========
As an Amazon Associate, I earn commissions from qualifying purchases with the links provided here. - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Thanks for posting this video. I just got this press as a gift and it helped me set it up quickly. I'm going to buy that vise next.
*Bought as a gift for my son and his second grade son to use on a Pinewood Derby car. Wanted something relatively safe and able to be packed away when not in use. Worked well. **MyBest.Tools** Easy to use and set up. Case provides good storage.*
I have a Craftsman version of this drill press. I bought it at a an estate sale for 10 bucks some 10 years ago and it is still working. If this is the same company that made that one, you got yourself a great drill.
i just picked this drill at Harbor Freight with the discount it was $55 plus tax. A good deal. I enjoyed your detailed and articulate directions in putting this together. Thanks to you I will follow your directions and assembly should be no problem.
big2kahuna Enjoy your new buy!
Articulate ! Really. The guy cant even get his grammer correct.
I bought both this drill press and vice.Thank you for the videos.
+louie000007 Enjoy your new drill press!!
I have never seen them not on sale, that's their marketing strategy with a coupon is the cherry on the cake.
IM needing an XY vise for my harbor freight 8 inch drill press.
Good video, just put mine together about an hour ago, it seems to be pretty nice.
This is one of the best reviews and how-to's I have seen on Harbor Freight products. When someone does a complete and comprehensive review I have more confidence in their opinion. Thanks so much.
+John Sharpe Thanks for your comment!
Excelent video, thanks!
Thanks for the review
Looks like a pretty nice drill press. I wish all manufactures would send them with a ratcheting keyless chuck. That would be really nice.
Everyone falls for the Freight Harbor offer price. "This was $100 but I got it on sale for $60." Their "sale" price is actually their regular price. The eternal sale. This is what they do to make you feel like you need to buy it that very instant. Most retailers do this but HB is king at it.
I didn't fall for anything. I found a HF coupon for this drill press for $49.95 and at that price, it's a no brainer. No way would I have bought it for their regular "sale" price. And the 4" vice reviewed above is too big for this drill press. It requires a 2 1/2 inch vise such as the Performance Tool W3939 sold by Summit Racing and Amazon. The holes in the vise line up with the slots in the HF drill press and it can be bolted down.
The HF is still overpriced at $50 skip a pizza and buy the 8" WEN DP on sale for $65. The extra $15 buys a quiet cast iron machine with a great fit and finish. Non believers can read the Amazon reviews of the WEN D/P.
I got it for Christmas .... not too worried about it. But you're correct.
i have had the older model for 25 years and use it almost every day .still going strong
What is the smaller Allen wrench used for? I cannot see a use for it in the directions for my HB drill press.
I have both of these. There doesn't seem to be a reasonable way to attach the vise to the table. I just used a couple of squeeze clamps. Is there a way to bolt it down to the table?
BTW, I removed the crank handle from the table height adjuster, packed the housing with a ton of grease, and sealed it with metal flue tape. The gear spinning in the bath of grease makes the adjustment nice and smooth.
good video! I have the 10in ,love it , the only mod I'm doing is a Jacobs Chuck ,that will be the best upgrade for this machine for greater results.
What's a Johnson chuck? Did you mean Jacobs?
Will the chuck take a 0.427 bit, an also what is different from 8 inch an 10 the table ???
Great video.
I had both these products for over a year or more. No issues with it. A question I have is can it be made to do milling?
I just bought one but the pivot lever for the table is on the left side instead of right side. It makes it hard to set the table height.
This press is IDENTICAL to a craftsmen press I have that is at least 20yrs old.
what vise can be attached to the drill press I bought that one that you are showing in this video and the grubs does not match
Mine don't drill straight they system seam's to be crooked how can I straighten or align?
What do you mean about pivoting the motor?
just screw a couple of 12v maglocks to the bottom of the vice (any me
vice) when the switch is on vice is held solid to the press table and is
easy to adjust simple use the switch adjust micro adjust then throw the
swich and work is held solidly
I also just bought this drill press and exact vice but the vice hold down slots do not match up with the vice table slots so you cannot secure it to the vice.
What I did was put a big bolt through two of the 4 holes and then secure with a nut under. I have been using it like this since I made the video and works fine for me.
Nice review. I have an older version of that same drill press. I want one that has a handle to crank the table up and down so I'm gonna sell mine and get a better one.
That handle is utter dog shit. I took it off and packed the housing with grease.
Thank you for the review on both of these items, I am considering buying them both. Does the vice seem to hold its grip and not loosen? Thanks!
The vice works well in clamping small pieces to bigger pieces. No problem with slipping except if you clamp something very long and the weight is uneven.
The 4 inch vise is too damned big for an 8 inch D/P keep it 3 inch or 2 1/2 would be much better still. Bigger is NOT better with a very small work table on these machines.
Great video, very informative. And thank you for including the link to the drill press speed chart.
Thanks for your comment!
I bought this model and found that the chuck is not parallel to the main pipe/column. Does anybody know how to adjust it to make it parallel?
I tried to true this H/F POS up for a month no luck. I sold it at the Flea market and purchased and 8 in WEN for $15 more now I am happy.
Excuse my ignorance, does this 4" vise work well for a 308 80% lower?
what is 308?
Do you know if this Press would work well on a 80% lower for an AR15?
+Thorne bertrand great question!!
Thorne bertrand yes i does the job.
WHAT IS ar15
is their any problem of wobbling of chuck with this machine
I know some people say it wobbles, but I don't have this problem. I have drilled sheet metal, plastic, wood, and they all were fine. I think if you are doing some very precise machining, then it might fall a bit short, but for everyday home use, I think the performance is great.
Do you bolt the vise to the drill press table? Hope to see some videos showing what you made with your drill press.
Depending on what you are drilling, you can certainly put a bolt through the vise and to the drill press, but you don't have to. I end up putting one bolt through both and able to slide it around and move it. (note: the vise hole and press table holes don't line up, so you can only get one side to line up)
+dial2fast do they make a vice that bolts to this drill press?
+aaron of the frank I didn't see anything from HF that lines up all the bolt holes of both vice and drill. But you bolt on one side with the one I showed.
Is this drill press really that loud? Or maybe it's just the microphone picking up the noise?
The WEN D/P is much quieter and smoother for a few bucks more. I have owned both but sold the Harbor Freight and kept the WEN.
a plus here that the spindles are made of aluminum better than plastic 5:03
The 4 inch vise is way too big for a 8" drill press a 2", 2 1/2" at most a 3 " is a much better choice. I hated the build quality wobbly quill fit and cheap stamped table and base of my harbor freight 8" D/P I sold it and bought an 8" WEN drill press for about $65 it is solid and all the major pieces are cast iron and fit correctly without wobble. the Harbor Freight 8 and 10 inch D/P used to be cast iron now they are die cast aluminum head and are sub-par IMHO. If you need to clamp bigger work on a small drill press Harbor Freight sells a table clamp that looks like half a vise grip with a bolt on the bottom for under $10 that works well.
Do you know how to remove the chuck?
Re: Do you know how to remove the chuck?
A: So you don't damage the bearings in the quill....You remove the chuck by using a set of wedges /tie rod separator removal type tool... you position wedge /separator above chuck, put some rags of something soft below chuck and gently tap the wedge /separator tool... it will come right off.
To install... if you want to get a super tight fit... Clean surfaces...Heat the chuck in oven to 200 degrees (This will expand the metal, 200 should not affect heat treat AFAIK).. install as normal... IE: raise table.. Use quill handle and press it into place.
It is loud hell!
looks like a fair amount of runout there.
Hi, I just bought this drill press and same vice yesterday, along with a spring centerpunch and step bit set. Thanks for the tips about the motor bolts. Do you have a link to the speed chart you mentioned? Maybe you could add it to your description. It's a shame that they didn't include this inside the lid. I've seen other videos with previous models that had a drill bit size and materials chart included next to the pulley diagram. My other drill press is a small Dremel rig for detail work like PCB drilling. I got this to be able to drill aluminum guitar effects enclosure boxes.
I found a chart and saved it as jpg. I put the link in the description for you to download. There are many different charts on the internet, so use only as a guide.
***** I ended up returning this to HF because the shaft table wasn't perpendicular to the drill bit travel without shimming it from the bottom with a plastic bread bag clip. It bugged me so I got a Craftsman 10" bench drill press w/laser from Sears. It's very heavy duty and designed and built just perfect!
Pretty irritating the vice doesn’t mount to the 5 speed drill
bolt the vise to the base fefore you break a hand
How did you attach the vise to the drill press table?
The holes don't line up.
Yes the holes don't match. I ended up using one big bolt and a wing nut to hold the vise to the drill base. I can loosen it and position it and tighten it up.
I use 2 small welding clamps ,
The 4" vise holes will not line up with Drill Press slots!🥴
How HOT does the motor get with ZERO LOAD? / With load?
The motor(s) on the 2017 Harbor Freight /Central Machinery 8in, 5-sp
drill presses.. ITEM 60238. mfg date 2017-02, Pur 2017-05 run so HOT,
HOT, HOT you'll get BURNED if you touch the motor on the (2) I've tested
after being run just a couple of minutes @ZERO LOAD (Free spin) !
NOTE: These high temps are with ZERO, ZERO LOAD... even with BELT OFF...
Motors /quill /spindle spin freely... Motor will free-spin so there is
NOT excessive tightness in motor(s) causing the HIGH TEMPS.
(Need to find my IR thermometer..... Can't touch the motor(s) without
getting BURNED.)
2017 Harbor Freight /Central Machinery 8in, 5-sp drill presses.. ITEM
60238
2.4amps.. HF site says 1/2hp but 2.4amps does NOT equal 1/2hp and tons
of people report 60238 needs more power, and alot of people in the
reviews on HF say motor runs extremely HOT.
Stamped steel tablet
Stamped steel base
Plastic capacitor shroud held on by (2) screws.
Plastic motor shroud
6-straight blade fan blade. -white-looks like nylon.. which moves almost
ZERO air.. (WTF)
WeAreNotAlone69 there's a video on here where john taylor puts a thermometer gun thingy on the motor and after about 10 minutes the temperature is nearly 200 degrees. it was over 170. i own the ten inch and the vid convinced me to place a fan blowing directly on the the motor to help keep cool if im using it for long periods.
You can fry an egg on that motor. At only 2.1 Amps the motor is converting a huge amount of power to heat instead of rotary motion. That motor must put out 1/8 HP or less at the shaft at most.
Use a solvent to clean the arbor and the taper in the chuck before installation. This press' bearings sound like marbles shaking in a tin can. It has, what, 2" of travel. Junk.
Yra but the vice is moving around
So much wobble when you're done drilling and going up from that wood plank!
She is too loud ! Specially when the chuck is up.
wear ear muffs
Never trust a HF gauge. Also that vise is useless without clamps. This guy does not know how to safety.
Throw out the China bolts disassemble clean grease refit shim weld swear walk away and swear to never by the shit again. I drill better holes in 1/2 plate better with a rifle
Mine vibrates crazy. Couldn't get drilling precisely..i might to go home depot and invest on better quality press.
This machine sounds like every bearing needs to be replaced. What a POS.