Everybodies opinion about ShopFox Tools

[Bigdog72]

I bought the Shop Fox benchtop oscillating drill press. I purchased it locally and got a good deal because it was a fllor model. Fit and finish was satisfactory and it appears to be accurate. Haven't really drilled anything yet where accuracy was critical ! I would buy again.

[junquecol]

Originally Posted by Tarhead

I've heard Shopfox is being sued by WMH (Jet) over the color paint they use. Pretty silly.

Yes, especially when Jet copied it from Delta's "Great White Series" of machines a few years back. As for the two year warranty, use the right kind of credit card and the one year warranty becomes a two.

[woodrat]

Hey,

The only Shop Fox tool I have is a pair of calipers that
reads in fractions. Personally, I think my calipers are great.

Woodrat

[TracyP]

Whadda ya have to do to get in on a group buy in the future? I would be interested in a group buy. What are the discounts available for a group buy?

[Tarhead]

Originally Posted by newtowood

Whadda ya have to do to get in on a group buy in the future? I would be interested in a group buy. What are the discounts available for a group buy?

Tracy,
The group buy was initiated by Turtlewood in Raleigh. He struck a deal with the Raleigh Klingspor store manager for the jointers and managed the process in a thread that has mysteriously vanished.????? I don't remember the exact savings but it was better than you would normally get. I think he needed 5 or 6 to be ordered to get the deal. He arranged for them to be picked up at the closest store so we didn't have to pay extra for delivery. Each participant had to pay up front at the Raleigh store (some just called in a credit card) before the equipment was ordered. You could do the same thing and talk to Coleman at the Hickory store if you wanted to start another group buy.

[SteveColes]

Group Buys FYI. [start small print]

North Carolina Woodoworker does NOT sponser group buys. Our forums, emails & PMs have been used by individuals to organize such group purchases, but they are the business of the individuals involved. North Carolina Woodworker does not assume any responsibility or liability for such activities

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[Nativespec]

IMHO-Junk. Jet is much better for a little more money.

David

[Travis Porter]

Originally Posted by cpowell

I have the same drillpress as Travis Porter, bought on a group buy. It would be easy for me to rant on this subject.

The machining is crude, the fit is haphazard...runout is poor. I phoned Shopfox CS to see if they had any recommendations to improve the excessive runout and was told it met their tolerances. I would add about 2 dollars of value for the 2 year warranty.

I have compared the operation of this drillpress with a Delta and am disappointed in myself for opting into the group buy on this machine. You get what you pay for.

I don't believe the drillpress quality is typical of their line. I have friends that bought other SF machines and they have been pleased with both performance and reliability.


Chuck

I too am not impressed with the quality on the drill press. The thing that seems to be missing is the mechanisms to tune and adjust, like the table tilt mechanism is a ture piece of garbage.

[Mike Wilkins]

A Shop Fox dealer in eastern NC is Retool in Greenville. Not many SF tools in stock, but they order regularly from them. 252-215-0862.