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Hank Bahmer

>Anyone have any experience woth the new Powermatic PM2800 drill press? Anything cheesy about it? Value?

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John Lucas

>I've looked at the add for it and the new Delta. They both have things I like but they are hundreds of dollars more than my old Delta. I'm not sure I can justify the difference but I sure do like the features.

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Jay St. Peter - Southern MD

>I think the 400RPM lowest speed is too fast. Otherwise it looks pretty good.

Jay St. Peter

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The New Deltas *LINK*

Thomas Skaggs, Foothills of Mount Level

>I'm not familiar with the PM, however I am a bit interested in the new Delta presses due out this spring. The longer quill, variable speed feature and digital depth readout sound like useful features. Delta has finally put the new machines on their web site. Here is a link:

Tom


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