| Power Source: | corded-electric |
| Item Dimensions | |
| Length: | 57 inches |
| Width: | 27 inches |
| Height: | 14 inches |
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The Shopmaster DP400 is a home woodworker's dream--it has all the details of a professional-grade drill press without the cost. The chuck-to-table depth of 27 inches will be the envy of your neighborhood, allowing you to drill into the longest work pieces. You'll get to the center of a 16-1/2-inch board with no trouble at all, and a generous 3-3/8-inch stroke means you won't have to keep readjusting the table. Even when you do, it's a breeze with Delta's smooth rack-and-pinion mechanism. The table measures 12 inches square and tilts for angled drilling. No matter what you're drilling into, one of the 12 speeds--from 250 to 3,000 rpm--will be right for your material. Have some repetitive drilling to do? The adjustable-position locking depth stop will take the trouble out of the job. You're open to a broad range of bits with this machine, as its chuck will accept bits up to 5/8 inch. The built-in gooseneck lamp lets you position this drill press anywhere in your shop, and you'll always have great task lighting. When you're done drilling, just pop out the removable safety switch to prevent unauthorized use. --Kris Jensen-Van Heste
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Delta DP400 Shopmaster 16-1/2-Inch Drill Press
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34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good drill press,
By Jim of Oz "jim-of-oz" (Freeland, MI United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Delta DP400 Shopmaster 16-1/2-Inch Drill Press (Tools & Home Improvement)
I've had this drill press for about a week now, so this is a fairly brief review. I bought this particular version from a local large home supply establishment. Overall, I'm pretty happy with it. I carried it home in a VW New Beetle, so it's a manageable package. It came well packed in a sturdy cardboard box lined with foam. I and took it downstairs in pieces, since the whole box is near 180 pounds. It assembled quickly. There are really only 4 parts; the base, the support post, the table, and the motor and belt head. The hardest part was cleaning off the packing grease -- I used kerosene -- and then waxing all the bare metal parts with paste wax. I measured the runout with my admittedly less than high quality dial indicator and a spare mill bit in the chuck and came out with around .0018" I haven't done any real heavy cleaning of the chuck assembly so there could be some grit or packing gunk inside. Speed changes are easy by moving a small lever and loosening a thumbscrew. The only thing I'm less than completely happy with is the table assembly. It uses a rack and pinion to raise and lower the table. The rack is held against the post by just a ring up top and it fits into the base at the bottom. There is no support along the length of the rack so there ends up being quite a bit of play in the middle of rack where it sags out away from the post. As a warning to overly harsh treatment, the rack on the display model at the store was severly bent. Also to angle the table, you have to get under it and pull a pin. I haven't tried that yet, but it could have been made easier. I did try angling the table last night. To me it's a pain, but I don't know how common this method is. You have to remove the pin, which comes out with the use of a wrench, and then loosen a big bolt that holds the table. The bolt is hard to get to being between a couple of reinforcement webs and is large. I think it's a metric just smaller than 15/16". I used a 15/16" socket and it was a little loose, while 7/8" was too small and I don't have a 31/32" wrench to try and my metrics only go up to 17mm. I did see a quick release bolt in another catalog for drill presses that might work.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
powerful and large but vibrates a lot,
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This review is from: Delta DP400 Shopmaster 16-1/2-Inch Drill Press (Tools & Home Improvement)
Overall I'm impressed with the performance of this drill.
However the belts on the top seem to vibrate a lot, I guess its because they used cast pulleys instead of machined. This is running at the max RPM which I typically do for my type of drilling. I was hoping this would go away after the break in period but I have used the drill for about 10 months now and still it vibrates a lot. Finally I purchased a powertwist belt which makes this bearable but still not as well as I would expect.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good DP For the Money,
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This review is from: Delta DP400 Shopmaster 16-1/2-Inch Drill Press (Tools & Home Improvement)
I just recently purchased a DP400 at a local woodworking supply shop and I think it was the best model for the money. The square, "dry" table with the flat edges makes a good clamping surface. The 3/4 hp motor is a big plus for the money, and the speed range is good, although, as the previous poster noted, it does have more vibration that I would like at higher speeds (2000+ rpm). I'm hoping that a better belt will improve this somewhat. The only major drawback I see is the stop. I would have preferred a good positive locking-screw stop. However, such a stop on most of the other machines I was looking at in this price range were not worth having.
All in all, I would recommend this tool.
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