Craftsman 12" Drill Press 21914 Reviews
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“A lot of tool for the money.”
Craftsman 12" Drill Press 21914 —
The packaging was great. There is a lot of heavy cast metal here, so this thing is a brick of a bench tool. The hand lever is a big plus and really adds to the feeling of control. Once you understand how it's designed to be used, the digital depth gauge is a really nice feature in concert with the depth stop. It's got plenty of power - 2/3 hp. I've read some criticisms, mainly on the LED light and some problems with the arbor installation. They did a nice job of packaging the machined parts. It's important to wipe down the arbor as instructed - mine went in with four taps of a hammer on a wood block. The LED isn't a real work light. My shop is already well lit - I put a lot of light around tools to begin with. I would view this little LED as a helper light to remove shadows on up-close detail work. I'm also considering the possibility of hot-rodding the light to up the power. I found that the drill press ran smoothly, but I noticed a bit of a rattle/wobble sound from behind the motor The starter capacitor is mounted to the back of the motor behind a curved metal panel. Pulling off the two screws that held it on revealed that the cylindrical starter capacitor was wobbling around a bit behind the panel. I simply put some electrical tape around the ends which silenced it nicely. Now it purrs quietly. I also noticed a lot of criticism about the laser sight. It would be great if this part were made from metal - not gonna happen in this price range. It works nicely, just be very careful not to overtighten the metal screws securing the plastic laser dials to the plastic housing.
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