I needed to buy some new tools, especially a drill press, and I was wondering if anybody could give me an opinion. If you know of anything that would be better, I would like to know about that as well. I just don't want to spend a lot of money on a piece of junk


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Thanks guys

Doug,

Why do you think you need a drill press? Will you be drilling through hard metal or plastic/resin/etc...? I have a machine shop at home and have never used the mill for drilling anything other than metal. If you are not going to be drilling metal I would recommend putting your dough elsewhere. Mi dos pesos.

Cody

I will be drilling many different materials. The reason I want a drill dress, is because I can't drill a staight hole to save my life!

Hey dougles, how did the first model you ever build turn out? a plastic ruin most lickely, am i right? what about hte first time you used an AB go? what were the results, not so impressing am i right? nothing better than practice makes perfect so invest in a smaller tool that will cost less and practice on old models, things like that. might not be perfect the first few times, but you will get the hold of it. and if you still dont want, dont buy the big expensife stuff, go to like canadien tire, pick up an 80 dollar drill press and leave, thats alll you need, no high teck stuff with digital buttons etc.

Frank

I eyeball perpendicular by drilling in a small amount , turn the part 90 degrees and eyeball line it up straight, drill a bit more, turn 90 degrees, eyeball, drill more, after a few sightings the drill is going in pretty darn straight. Sure, I could go out to the machine shop and get nutzo but why bother - it's faster by hand and the results are 95% of what would occur in the shop.

Cody