| DELTA DP300L 12-Inch TwinLaser Crosshair Drill Press | 
| Brand: DELTA
Category: Home Improvement
Department: Tools, Auto & Industrial
List Price: $341.69
Buy New: $203.24
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Seller: Deerso
Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 2,999
Media: Tools & Hardware
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 42
Dimensions (in): 31.4 x 18 x 12.2
MPN: DP300L
Model: DP300L
UPC: 028877552453
EAN: 0028877552453
ASIN: B000IZC28U
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 12-inch drill press with laser crosshairs to ensure precise drilling | | • | Powerful 5-speed, 120-volt, 60 Hz, 1,725 RPM motor | | • | Fully adjustable table for angled drills | | • | Measures 32 x 18 x 13 inches (HxWxD) and weighs 78 pounds | | • | Includes adjustable lamp, 1/2-inch chuck key, and 11-inch tilting table for tools |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Precision drilling is a snap with the DELTA DP300L 12-inch TwinLaser Crosshair Drill Press. This powerful drill press features five speeds for drilling a variety woods, plastics, and metals, and the rack-and-pinion table is silky smooth when raising and lowering it to the desired height. The adjustable-position locking system allows for easy angle adjustments for repetitive drilling. The bright laser crosshairs make certain that drilling accuracy is perfect every time. Other convenient features include an 11-inch table for placing tools when not in use, and a flexible lamp for added light while working.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 26
nice machine April 23, 2010
jrobo (wi.)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Nice machine for the $$$. As other reviews have mentioned, the outer package doesn't hold up well in shipping. Product came undamaged. Set up was easy. The machine has minimal quill runout at full extention. Changing speeds is relativly easy. Cuts through 1" steel with no problems. Work table is small and sometimes difficult to clamp down a vice. I suggest puchasing a vice after receiving the press as some vices will not fit the table. Having been a machinist for 12 years, I am happy with the machine.
Delta DP300L solid performer April 15, 2010
D. OGRADY (St Louis, MO USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am a long time amateur woodworker, but until now have made due with a variety of hand drills and jigs. Should have taken the plunge years ago. This Delta DP300L has seen quite a bit of use, for a variety of jobs. Setup, bit changes, belt changes (after I learned the trick) are all easy and straight forward. Power, quiet/smooth/easy operation, and almost zero runout (think bit wiggle that would create an out of round and/or too large hole) at a reasonable price means I would recommend this unit to anyone seeking a quality DP to add to their woodworking bench tool arsenal-- with a few small caveats:
1. This is a HEAVY piece of equipment. Undoubtedly this contributed to the shipping box being totally trashed. I took pictures in case there was hidden damage. My guess is that the shipper turned it end-for-end a few times causing the cast iron table to break loose and bounce around inside the carton. Credit to Delta, the unit survived intact, with just one minor ding on the belt box. Lifting the unit into place on the table I built for it was NOT easy. Get someone to help you if possible. On the good side, all that weight makes for a rock solid performer once in place.
2. Setup was fairly easy with all parts present and accounted for and print directions OK except for one or two places that were a bit hazy on the details. Most important point is CAREFULLY tapping chuck in place using a wood block and mallet to keep everything square and avoid excessive runout.
3. For woodworking you'll really need a bigger table with a fence. This is not unique to this unit, just be prepared to build or buy something. Mine is a piece of 15x32 melamine coated shelving with a Rockler router table fence mounted. Works well to balance/clamp larger pieces and provides stops for repeating/aligning holes. With a fence in place, the laser is partially blocked, but I ended up removing it anyway-- not really necessary, and the laser housing impedes the upper end travel of the table.
4. Moving the belt to change speeds was tough the first couple of times I tried until I hit on an easy solution. Speed changes are accomplished by moving a single belt up or down two stacks of pulleys-- one above the drill bit (small to large) and one above the motor (large to small). Changing the speed means one pulley gets larger, and the opposing parallel pulley gets smaller. Hint: Always start with the pulley stack where you want to move to the next smallest pulley first. Pull the belt slightly outward and towards the other pulley stack while pushing it up/down toward the next smallest pulley. The pulley does the work-- the edge catches and pops the belt off giving enough slack to easily move the opposite end from smaller to larger pulley. The best analogy I have in place of a picture is the way a derailleur system works on a 10speed bike-- it pulls the chain sideways and lets the movement of the chain pull it onto the next gear sprockets. Here, your fingers are the derailleur and there are belt/pulleys instead of chain/sprockets, but same principle.
 Excellent Drill Press March 29, 2010
Scott B. (Whitinsville, MA)
Drill press has handled quite well in the first weekend of projects - mostly hardwood drilling. Set-up was simple, instructions were clear, a second pair of hands is a good idea since some of the pieces are awkward.
A note regarding the packaging...The drill was shipped in it's original box from the manufacture and was damaged. Perhaps to insure better protection a second "Amazon" box of approx equal size should be used to hold the manufacture. box. The drill was NOT damaged and none of the pieces/parts were missing.
Delta DP300L Drill Press November 20, 2009
John R. Anderson III (Murfreesboro)
I am just setting up my Father's woodworking equipment in my shop and needed a drill press to make game boards. The box was demolished but I had read the reviews and was not dismayed because I had been warned. It was well packed with no damage and assembly was easy including lining up the laser. Took about an hour. Works great. I probably would buy a bigger model to get more reach but this is a great machine and the price is right.
 Never even turned it on October 19, 2009
Pong Man (The OC, CA USA)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
The Box:
I purchased this item from Summit Racing and it arrived in disarray. A thin cardboard box was all that separated many of the cast iron parts from the world. The styrofoam inside was all but disintegrated and there was only one piece of tape top and bottom and 3 straps holding it altogether (86 lbs mind you). Upon opening, nothing looked damaged and all the broken foam stayed in place.
Assembly:
I've never seen a tool more covered in grease. Much of the cast parts had a sticky residue, most likely cutting fluid during the last machining operation. Everything was oily, including the bag the manual was in and all the hardware bags. Parts seemed to fit rather sloppily and hose clamping the tool table behind the table height rack seemed like an afterthought in design. There were bits of what looked like sand from the casting process in the table mount clamp. Everything went together as expected until I got to the final step, attaching the chuck.
The Problem:
The chuck has a tapered hole that you're supposed to just mallet into the tapered end of the spindle. The first time, it fell back out so I obviously didn't hit it hard enough. I made sure there was no grease or particles in the taper and tried again. To make sure it stayed on, I pulled down on the chuck and the WHOLE SPINDLE FELL OUT. Upon examining the spindle, there looked to be a groove around the bottom of the splines for a snap ring. This was confirmed when trying to reinsert the spindle as it wouldn't go back in. A call to a repair center confirmed that I needed to remove the drive pulley from the top in order to get to the snap ring, still lodged inside. They advised me to use an impact wrench since there was no way to hold the pulley still while wrenching off the retaining nut. Following their instructions, the top of the stud came off with the nut and the pulley still wouldn't come off.
After Delta tech support returned my call, they confirmed that the repair procedure was accurate and that the best course of action would simply be to return the unit and swap it out with another one. I live in CA and Summit Racing is in NV. To ship the unit back one state ground cost me $65. I've spent $65 on a $200 press that I never even turned on. That's an expensive lesson in my book.
Conclusion:
I've only heard good things about Delta products. Norm Abram on the New Yankee Workshop seems to swear by them for decades and I've never a problem with any of their sister brands such as Dewalt or Porter Cable. This purchase has been a grave disappointment that will cause much hesitation when considering another Delta product in the future. Given the poor reviews for their other model, the DP350 along with my first hand experience, I would NOT recommend ANY Delta drill presses until something significant changes in both their design and manufacturing abilities.
Best of luck on your search.
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