It’s my bet that this is an easy question, but I couldn’t find the answer. What does the “Swing” distance on a drill press refer to? For instance, one of the Jet drill presses has a 16.5 inch swing.
While looking for the answer earlier, I found another question. What is the difference between a regular drill press and a “radial” drill press?
Thanks,
Greg
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Swing on a drill press is the maximum diameter of a circle whose center can be reached by the bit. Divide it in half and you get the distance from post to bit, which to me would be a more helpful way of sizing these machines. A radial press is, i believe, one in which the head rotates either clockwise or counterclockwise (or both, i imagine), rather than being fixed in a vertical position.
Peace,
kevin
RK Kelly,
Your only half correct on the 'radial' drill press. It does swing 90 degrees one way and 45 degrees the other. I can also turn the knob and move the whole head forward and backward...mine is a 17" radial (moves from about 3" to 17" from the support column)
http://www.machinetooldistributor.com/Images/Radial_Drill.jpg
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