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Grizzly Industrial - Grizzly G7943 Benchtop Drill Press
The Grizzly G7943 benchtop drill press features a belt-change handle and a work light
Jul 01, 2007
Grizzly’s model G7943 benchtop drill press earned high all-around marks with good drilling power, yet it was one of the lease expensive benchtops we tested, at $225. We rated it Best Value. This model comes with a lever that allows you to move the motor forward and back for belt changing with ease. The depth setting mechanism, however, fell short in our tests. It received a grade of “fair.”
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