Sorry, I sent the previous message before I was done. I am comparing two Grizzly presses.
The Grizzly G7944 Motor: 3/4 H.P., single-phase, 110V Overall height: 64" Spindle travel: 3-1/4" Number of speeds: 12 Drill chuck: 1/8"-5/8" Spindle taper: MT #2 Range of speeds: 140, 260, 320, 380, 480, 540, 980, 1160, 1510, 1650, 2180, 3050 RPM Swing: 14" Drilling capacity: 3/4" steel Table: Precision ground cast iron Table size: 11-3/8" sq. Table swing: 360 Table tilts: 90 in both directions Approx. shipping weight: 172 lbs. Grizzly G7947 Motor size: 1 H.P., Single-Phase, 110V/220V Overall height: 64-1/2" Swing: 17" Spindle travel: 4-3/4" Number of speeds: 12 Drill chuck: 5/8" Spindle taper: MT #3 Range of speeds: 210, 310, 400, 440, 630, 670, 1260, 1430, 1650, 2050, 2350, 3300 RPM Drilling capacity: 1" steel Table: Precision ground cast iron Table size: 13-5/8" sq. Table tilts: 90 in both directions Approx. shipping weight: 275 lbs. Am I just being Tim the Tool Man Taylor by looking at the larger drill press? Do I really need that much machine? The one thing that really makes me like it is the additional spindle travel, 3 and a quarter verses 4 and 3 quarters. Plus some additional throat depth and a little more power. But will I really need that? -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081
