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Pros & Cons

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Cons

Spindle wobbles terribly out of the box. After an hour of use, motor bucks and throws sparks constantly. Called rikon customer service and was transferred to joe/joey, described as management. Received a broken drill on 14th jun 13.

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Quality


Good quality product at a good price


All in all i am very happy with the drill


As for the worklight tormach makes an led pro ring light that secures to the quill and is supposedly very good


I was looking for a quality bench top drill press which seems to be hard to find

Shipping


Nope explained the situation and they shipped the new motor out no questions asked and more importantly no shipping or charge for the motor


I decided to call rikon instead of just shipping it back because of the reviews of their customer service

Packaging/appearance


I received the drill press on 06022020 and the packaging was slightly damaged not mangled but definitely had caught the wrong e...  Read More


I emailed rikon and asked if the 30140 parts could be used on the 30120

Competitiveness


It comes without any fancy gimmickry such as a worklight or a laser sight


I installed the new motor and it works like a champ


This is not a fullsize floor model and its not your averagesize benchtop dp but rather somewhere inbetween


It stands about 40 high and weighs about 120lbs

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  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 32 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 27 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I received the drill press on 06022020 and the packaging was slightly damaged not mangled but definitely had caught the wrong end of a forklift somewhere


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The assembly instructions are adequate if you have a little common sense but i can see where someone not mechanically inclined would have some issues


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Assembly took approximately and hour by myself


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I noticed that the capacitor housing on the back of the motor was dented but really didnt think anything of it


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Measured and spiked lined up the drill hit the switch and nothing


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The motor hummed but nothing turned


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I decided to call rikon instead of just shipping it back because of the reviews of their customer service


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I called and after a brief hold was able to speak to a person

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