Tool Review: Nova Voyager DVR 58000 Drill Press

Check out my review of the Nova Voyager DVR 58000 floorstanding drill press. It's a really great drill press with a lot of new innovative features. This video coves the unboxing, setup, and basic operations of the drill press as well as my initial impressions.

[Laz_Arus]

I like your presentation style Robert. Calm, informative and no obnoxious music. Well done Sir! I've been looking at most of the YT reviews of the Voyager drill press and all presenters seem to be impressed. Cheers from Down Under :)

[left-hand-restorer]

Nice drill press and a very honest review. The spindle run out is acceptable and paired with a Albrecht chuck it is a adorable machine. Thanks for posting Robert; much appreciated!

[rlevitta]

I had the guys from my local Woodcraft store deliver and assemble my Voyager. Instead of humping the head up onto the column, they simply laid the column down on its side, attached the head and then stood it back up. Seems easier.

[eighmie]

This was one of the most thorough, comprehensive videos that I have seen on YouTube. Thank you for your articulate, and complete coverage of this product. Great Job!

[bobd.]

Very good review. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.

[MrPESensation]

Good video. Would love to a review 5 years later on this machine since the price has now doubled ( $1, 900.00 ) over the years.

[johnambro]

Very good review, you covered the main questions . How about a drilling vid, say a heavy plate or angle iron?

[WinkysWorkshop]

Oh... I forgot to say, excellent video. Thanks!

[Gary-vxne]

You know what your talking about, a great presentation!

[TheVintageEngineer]

Most of the first mass produced drill presses didn’t use rack and pinion table lifts/elevators. They used collars, threaded rods, and bevel gears. Goes all the way back to the days of camel back drill press.

[mauricemcloughlin]

Thanks so much buddy. I just discovered, you. You’ve got a new subscriber.

[DjSqueekz]

Fantastic video. I see why you need the disclaimer, your salesmanship is excellent. I'm a beginner woodworker / aspiring metalworker and this is the one tool I reeeally splurged on (about 3X the cost of the next most expensive tool in my garage shop), and finally after 4 months of waiting its comin, and this alleviated the very miniscule buyer's remorse I have.

Video was super thorough, the only think I can think of that you missed would be that it can be hooked up to 220V which ramps it up to a full 2HP. Have you done this with yours? Would it be worth it? Mine is gonna be sitting right in front of the breaker box which has 220v in conduit that's on the outside of the drywall- not sure what that's worth because I'm basically clueless when it comes to electrical.

[briank]

I wish I had done more research and found this Nova before buying the powermatic last year. Having the digital depth stop and control of the spindle is ideal for most of the work I do on a drill press.

[JonathanRansom]

Thank you for peeling off all those stickers!

[raulc]

Hi Robert, can you do a video on tapping and reversing?I havent been able to figuere it out, Cheers from Toronto Canada!

[Linrox]

Love the video, well made. I hope to be getting my own soon.

[randallsmith]

Now that you have had the drill press for over 4 years, are you still happy with it? I am amazed by its capabilities. I am also amazed that the manufacturer hasn't updated the display screen and user interface software to something a little more up to date.

[KrisTemmermanNP]

Ow, I need one of those ;)
Great review, thanks!

[etchmfg]

Very nice machine, thanks for the review.

[phillipja]

Hey. Excellent sweet video. I found 2 problems with this drill press. Problem 1: the work table only tilts -45/+45 left/right. It should also tilt forward/backwards. This would allow you to very quickly square the drill bit to the workpiece, which is locked in the drill press vice. Useful when drilling/tapping 2inch thick steel. Problem 2: runout. Should be zero.