Nova Voyager Drill Press

[Mario Turcot]

Do you even know if the taper in the original chuck is the same as the taper in the new chuck? There are several different sized tapers they could be. It be a shame to remove the arbor, and possibly damage it, only to find out that it won’t fit anyways.

Yup confirmed. The old Arbor fit in both chucks  [smile]

When I ordered the chuck the arbor that was include was suppose to be 2MT - B16 but I received a 2MT - J33 or so

 

[Bob D.]

Nice. Looks like the DP cabinet that Woodsmith published plans to a couple years ago.

 

[Mario Turcot]

Nice. Looks like the DP cabinet that Woodsmith published plans to a couple years ago.

Fun fact, I received an email from Woodsmith on Friday with a rebate for that plan  [smile]

 

[Mario Turcot]

-- UPDATE --

After setting the dril press zero "ground" I made a 1 1/2" hole. Notice where the drill stops, barely hit the table insert  [big grin]
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And now on some advertising: I like how crispy came the hole using a Lee Valley Forstner bit. The drill press set the quill speed to 500 rpm.
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[RKA]

Okay, you do know that the more you keep posting your feedback the more I regret passing on the nova and getting the Delta?

Keep it coming! 

 

[Mario Turcot]

I'm sorry (in a Canadian way) but can't help myself. The drill is just so awesome, I'm going to drill holes every where  I can [big grin]

 

[dltflt]

If you keep posting I’m getting rid of my Delta and getting the Nova. I’ve been eying it since it was introduced but have not pulled the trigger since we travel half the year.

 

[thudchkr]

I have lusted after the Voyager drill press since it was introduced. The current rebate has made it much more enticing. Put up my old Delta floor standing drill press for sale with the plan to apply that as well to the purchase price.

Got a taker on my drill press, so the Nova just got ordered today. I’ve been using a Nova DVR lathe for many years so am excited to get a drill press with the same power source.

Now I get to start the waiting game.

BTW, is anybody using the Nova fence that they offer?  Looks like it might be worth the cost, but nice to know how useful it is from someone who has one.

 

[Michael Kellough]

You can set a depth and have the dp stop running when the quill reaches that point (which is cool and sometimes useful) but it can also then be difficult to extract the non-turning bit from the work, especially if the hole is deep. I set it to stop a little deeper than I plan to drill then watch the depth readout and extract the quill when it reaches my preferred depth. You’ll find there’s is little point in watching the bit drill work with this machine. Much more useful to monitor the digital read out.

 

[thudchkr]

Wow, ordered and Friday and was delivered today. Assembled it and am very happy with me decision to upgrade.

Expected the larger table but was surprised how much larger the base was over my previous Delta.

Played with it a bit and now am ready to find me a replacement chuck to put some icing on the cake.

 

[Mario Turcot]

Wow, ordered and Friday and was delivered today. Assembled it and am very happy with me decision to upgrade.

Expected the larger table but was surprised how much larger the base was over my previous Delta.

Played with it a bit and now am ready to find me a replacement chuck to put some icing on the cake.

[thumbs up]

By larger table, you mean you were expecting a bigger one?

IMO the table is perfect for metal boring, a sub table like Neil have is desired for wood boring. Currently I am using a table I bought a few years ago that was not fitting on my previous drill press so I give table some live experience

I am at the design phase of mine. It will look pretty much like Neil's one. i am not sure yet about how the tracks will go.

 

[thudchkr]

Wow, ordered and Friday and was delivered today. Assembled it and am very happy with me decision to upgrade.

Expected the larger table but was surprised how much larger the base was over my previous Delta.

Played with it a bit and now am ready to find me a replacement chuck to put some icing on the cake.

[thumbs up]

By larger table, you mean you were expecting a bigger one?

IMO the table is perfect for metal boring, a sub table like Neil have is desired for wood boring. Currently I am using a table I bought a few years ago that was not fitting on my previous drill press so I give table some live experience

I am at the design phase of mine. It will look pretty much like Neil's one. i am not sure yet about how the tracks will go.

I expected the table to be larger than that of my previous Delta drill press and there was a considerable differential. I didn’t, however, realize how much larger the base was over the one in the Delta.

I will probably build a table, geared to woodworking, to install on the Nova. I have a piece of phenolic faced Baltic birch plywood that will be ideal for that application. I had a woodpeckers version on the Delta, but it went with the press, so I’ll probable build something along the same lines as the Woodpeckers, as familiar as I am with it.

 

[rst]

My drill press table is on an old 1979 Craftsman 15 1/2" drill press.  the tracks are 15 series 3034 8020 extrusions.
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[PeterJJames13]

Darn you all!!! Just ordered my Voyager from Tool Nut this morning! You're all too influential lol!

 

[gnlman]

Love that drill press....got a chance to see one in person..very nice....I will buy one...one day....but for now I did this...about 350 canadian....so that's like 12 bucks USD...right...lol...
you need:

 

[sprior]

Looks great!  The control panel has FUN built right in!

 

[gnlman]

LOL...yeah it's pretty cool...all that and a chart I found on internet and I can set speeds for different types of bit...no more belt changes...still not as cool as voyager, but it was a great learning experience (which I had a lot of online friends help me thru..lol)
VFD makes the world your oyster....this one has quite a bit of torque...can run it real slow to say tap metal, and depending on settings can bring it up to 3000rpm...
Sorry for some reason I was having real hard time posting pictures...had hoped to put more info in my first post...
I have just set this up temp....a year ago....lol....but do have a  control box and external controls to start, reverse, set rpm, ect...I will mount vfd in box on wall, and then run cables to control box on drill press in hopes of keeping vfd cooler and cleaner....
Greg

 

[Mario Turcot]

[member=68391]PeterJJames13[/member]  you won't regret it, the drill press is amizing. You will want to make projects just to use it  [wink]

Darn you all!!! Just ordered my Voyager from Tool Nut this morning! You're all too influential lol!

 

[PeterJJames13]

[member=68391]PeterJJames13[/member]  you won't regret it, the drill press is amizing. You will want to make projects just to use it  [wink]

Darn you all!!! Just ordered my Voyager from Tool Nut this morning! You're all too influential lol!

Thanks Mario! I've been following this thread since the start. I figured the rebate was helpful in pulling the trigger. Plus I'm having hernia surgery next month so let me get the heavy lifting out of the way so I can enjoy the darn thing lol!!

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[Mario Turcot]

Plus I'm having hernia surgery next month so let me get the heavy lifting out of the way so I can enjoy the darn thing lol!!

Darn man, I wish I could go and help. Hopefully the surgery will go well and you can [dead horse] again.

The way I did it;

1) Lay down the base and column on a box letting enough space to the end to accept the head.
2) Put the head on a flat rolling cart, mine was 4" high that I use to move things.
3) Push in the head, easy peazy

The head slides in like a glove, make sure you push the head at the bottom of the column. Measuring before and after do not hurt  [big grin]