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15" Benchtop Drill Press - 3/4 HP 1 Ph 115V - JDP-15B Reviews

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Woodcraft Supply, LLC is one of the nation's oldest and largest suppliers of quality woodworking tools and supplies. You'll find Woodcraft stores in more than 70 major metropolitan areas across the U.S.; and Woodcraft annually distributes 1.5 million catalogs featuring more than 10,000 items to all 50 states and 117 foreign countries. The Woodcraft catalog is a standard among woodworkers as the most complete offering of first rate products for woodworking available anywhere. Woodcraft also publishes six issues of Woodcraft Magazine annually.

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JC From Rockford
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“Picked up a brand new Jet JDP-15B drill press at our nearby Woodcraft store on July 8, 2022. It was time to replace an Enco drill press I bought in 1981. Unboxed and assembled the JDP-15B with no problems; all parts were present, the instructions were clear, and its construction is sturdy. Once it was all set up, I plugged it in to 110v; and the panel lights came on as expected. Nice. But then, within a few seconds, all of the lights went out. No panel lights, no table lights, no laser lights. Hmmm. What? Shucks. I didn't even have time to chuck up a bit before everything blinked off. The motor does run, however, which is of course the big thing a drill press needs to do. It is smooth, quiet and virtually free of runout (there is a lot of runout on the old Enco). Checking online, I found a number of other recent Jet JDP series drill press purchasers experiencing the same problem. It took several calls over two days to connect with Jet JPW customer service, but I am persistent. Once I got through, they were friendly and helpful. They know all about the issue; the Jet customer service rep told me I was her third caller in as many days with the same problem. The reported fix is Jet part JDP17-104, a transformer/controller circuit board, but of course it is out of stock, and I will need to wait a month or more to get mine. Accessing and replacing the part requires removing the plastic front panel, and a metal panel behind that, and then some re-wiring. You will need basic tools, some technical skills, and more than a little patience. It is interesting to note that on the dead transformer/controller found in my new JDP-15B, a date stamp reads June of 2015. Yes, apparently you can get a 7-year-old defective part inside a Jet drill press sold as brand new in July, 2022. Until the replacement part arrives, I will be drilling in the dark.”
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JC From Rockford
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“Picked up a brand new Jet JDP-15B drill press at our nearby Woodcraft store on July 8, 2022. It was time to replace an Enco drill press I bought in 1981. Unboxed and assembled the JDP-15B with no problems; all parts were present, the instructions were clear, and its construction is sturdy. Once it was all set up, I plugged it in to 110v; and the panel lights came on as expected. Nice. But then, within a few seconds, all of the lights went out. No panel lights, no table lights, no laser lights. Hmmm. What? Shucks. I didn't even have time to chuck up a bit before everything blinked off. The motor does run, however, which is of course the big thing a drill press needs to do. It is smooth, quiet and virtually free of runout (there is a lot of runout on the old Enco). Checking online, I found a number of other recent Jet JDP series drill press purchasers experiencing the same problem. It took several calls over two days to connect with Jet JPW customer service, but I am persistent. Once I got through, they were friendly and helpful. They know all about the issue; the Jet customer service rep told me I was her third caller in as many days with the same problem. The reported fix is Jet part JDP17-104, a transformer/controller circuit board, but of course it is out of stock, and I will need to wait a month or more to get mine. Accessing and replacing the part requires removing the plastic front panel, and a metal panel behind that, and then some re-wiring. You will need basic tools, some technical skills, and more than a little patience. It is interesting to note that on the dead transformer/controller found in my new JDP-15B, a date stamp reads June of 2015. Yes, apparently you can get a 7-year-old defective part inside a Jet drill press sold as brand new in July, 2022. Until the replacement part arrives, I will be drilling in the dark.”
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