Do you want to buy RIKON 30-120 13-Inch Drill Press No frills but built to lastBy Joe HandymanThis is my first benchtop drill press so I have nothing to compare it to. It doesn't have any lasers, digital readouts or other modern gimcrackery. Not even a worklight. But it is certainly going to outlast me and maybe my kids. It is well designed & assembled, heavier and larger, with more cast iron and a larger motor than you'll get in any of the Delta, Ryobi or Craftsman benchtop offerings. The only complaint I have is that for the weight of the tool, it's not packaged well enough to survive fed/ex. The plastic on/off switch housing on the front of the unit (the only plastic part on the tool that I can see) was smashed upon delivery, and the styrofoam packing mold was in flakes. Rikon was very helpful on the phone, sent another switch housing out immediately and I'm happy the way it turned out. One other thing I've noticed is the size of the unit. This is not a full-size floor model and it's not your average-size benchtop DP, but rather somewhere in-between. It ... » More Information about RIKON 30-120 13-Inch Drill Press.Monday, June 27, 2011
RIKON Power Tools 30-120
Do you want to buy RIKON 30-120 13-Inch Drill Press No frills but built to lastBy Joe HandymanThis is my first benchtop drill press so I have nothing to compare it to. It doesn't have any lasers, digital readouts or other modern gimcrackery. Not even a worklight. But it is certainly going to outlast me and maybe my kids. It is well designed & assembled, heavier and larger, with more cast iron and a larger motor than you'll get in any of the Delta, Ryobi or Craftsman benchtop offerings. The only complaint I have is that for the weight of the tool, it's not packaged well enough to survive fed/ex. The plastic on/off switch housing on the front of the unit (the only plastic part on the tool that I can see) was smashed upon delivery, and the styrofoam packing mold was in flakes. Rikon was very helpful on the phone, sent another switch housing out immediately and I'm happy the way it turned out. One other thing I've noticed is the size of the unit. This is not a full-size floor model and it's not your average-size benchtop DP, but rather somewhere in-between. It ... » More Information about RIKON 30-120 13-Inch Drill Press.
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