Customer Reviews

Delta 11-985 10-Inch Drill Press

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I bought the 10 inch because it is significantly less money than the 12 inch. It does everything that the manufacturer claims, and is a good deal. Its sturdy, and easy to assemble and to set up. The tilting table requires a wrench, but works fine. One word of caution-- while the mortising attachment will fit, there is not a lot of extra room. If you plan on doing a lot of mortising, buy the 12 inch.

I bought this for exactly the reasons Delta lists: I find their 8" drill press too small for any useful work, but the 12" is overpriced for what you get. So I bought the 10". I've owned it for a few months now and have used it extensively. It has plenty of power - all but the largest forstner bits in all but the hardest wood cut smoothly and cleanly with this press. My only real compaint is the difficulty of adjusting the angle of the table - it requires a wrench and is fairly rough. However, the depth-stop adjustment is smooth and elegant, the table height adjustment is adequate, and the speed changes (via belt changes) are quite simple once you've got the hang of it. Workmanship of the tool is excellent.

I have this drill press and have used it twice without incident. On the third time the motor burned up in smoke. As it's now out of warranty, I will have to eat the cost of a new motor at $130. I will likely buy a different machine. While most of my shop tools are Delta, I think they missed something with this drill press and I caution others to check part replacement costs before they buy any such item.

A fine bench drill press. It worked good for me...but I found that the belts could slip a bit. Also, as expected, the column depth can be limiting when trying to drill in certain areas.