Shop Fox W1680 17-inch Drill Press

By Raissa Logrono
November 24, 2015

The Shop Fox W1680 17-inch Drill Press with overall height of 65-1/2″ is suited for an average size cabinet shop or small machine shop. It’s very similar to the Jet JDP-17 17-inch drill press, but the motor size is larger. With the 1 horsepower aluminum finned motor, the floor-mounted drill is capable of a variety of drilling applications such as on wood, metal, and plastic. Also, the drill press has Morse Taper #3 for the larger direct mount and for the closely spaced spindle shaft bearings, allowing the drill press to drill a precise and clean cuts. Adding the precision ground work table, spindle, base, and column of the Shop Fox W1680 ensures dependable accuracy.

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The floor model drill press 14″ diameter cast iron work table can be tilt from 90 degrees to 0 degrees. It has 12 speeds in RPM that ranges from 150, 260, 320, 380, 480, 540, 980, 1160, 1510, 1650, 2180, and 3050. The Shop Fox W1680’s maximum spindle travel is 3-1/4″, distance from spindle to table is 31-1/2″, maximum distance from spindle to base is 49″, and the keyed chuck size is 5/8″.

In addition, its single phase motor is V-belt drive, 60 Hz, 10 Amps, 110 V, and its bearings are shielded and lubricated. The Shop Fox W1680 also features rubber coated quick-adjust handles for a comfortable gripping, and a built-in light. The W1680 is also packaged with a drill chuck, and a paddle switch with removable safety key.