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The pecking order for the Floor Drill Presses analysis has the 17-959L as seventh of 33 and 17th of 72 in the Drill Presses category. At $395.84, the 17-959L is 45th in Drill Presses and 20th in Floor Drill Presses at $591.74. It is ranked 45th of 108 for Delta.

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I bought this in the fall of 2007 and was unable to set it up until recently because of a shoulder injury. Overall, I guess it's a decent machine, but I was disappointed in the amount of vibration. The table lever handle broke off during assembly. I also had to debur the table's inside and outside edges to keep from cutting my hands and scratching my work. It is agressive and doesn't exibit noticable runout, but had I been able to put it together right after I received it, I would have probably shipped it back and then ordered the 20" drill press Grizzly makes. It's much heavier, and although I like the table on the Delta, the Grizzly's table is more conducive to drilling tasks.

A well built drill press solid enough for accurate work. The assembly manual states that unless the stand if fastened to the floor, an auxiliary stand of 3/4 plywood is necessary. I made... (More)

I have been wanting a drill press for some time now and just making do without. But, now that I have the delta 17-959L I am really happy with the results. The extra long quil length has come in handy... (More)

I got this drill press about 2 months ago. So far it has been nothing but a pleasure to use. It has been a very worth while upgrade from my prior Delta bench top model. The assembly of the machine... (More)