Voyager Drill Press

[Trevin]

Is there a new version of the Voyager drill press coming out?  Why is it listed as "Pre Order" on most websites?  If it is a newer version does anyone know what changes were made?

Thansk,
Trevin

 

[Klemm]

have you asked the dealer who is advertising "pre-order" ?
Hans

 

[Michael Kellough]

Haven’t seen any sign of a new model. Just the regular Voyager and the more recent Vulcan (heavier duty for metal working).

 

[Trevin]

Thanks Guys.

I have sent an email to Teknatool but have not answered yet.  I was just confused as retailers have it listed as a "Pre Order" due to ship on 2/28.

Thanks,
Trevin

 

[deepcreek]

I saw the same thing with several dealers showing pre-order for 2/28.

 

[Bob D.]

When I bought their Nova DVR lathe and also when I bought their Comet mini-lathe a few years later it was the same story. Both times I was told it was because they were waiting on a shipment to arrive and they had zero stock here in the States.

 

[chrisrosenb]

It is just terminology. It just means the item is not in stock & that you can order it for shipment when it is back in stock. I have seen dealers have something marked back-order & not allow orders on that item. Some dealers just use out of stock & allow you to place the order.

Some dealers do not show any stock status, allowing you to place the order & charging your credit card, only to find out many days or weeks later that they never had the item in stock.

 

[deepcreek]

That's an odd way of saying "back ordered".  Never seen that before but you could be right.

 

[Jiggy Joiner]

It’s tough trying to source the Voyager in the UK, I also dropped Teknatool a mail but, no reply?

I have made some progress though, with one dealer informing me, there might just be one or two available around June.
I need a decent drill press, I’ve currently returned two JET JDP-15’s because of severe runout.
Apart from some old Fobco, Meddings or Startrite “proper” drill presses, decent moderns ones seem very much a lottery?