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Where are you finding these $30 drill presses? $21: https://www.amazon.com/Irwin-Tools-Drill-Press-226340/dp/B0001LQY4O https://www.amazon.com/Irwin-Tools-Dril
by LeifCarrotson 5y ago
Where are you finding these $30 drill presses?
$21: https://www.amazon.com/Irwin-Tools-Drill-Press-226340/dp/B0001LQY4O https://www.amazon.com/Irwin-Tools-Drill-Press-226340/dp/B00...
$25: https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-jaw-capacity-drill-press-vise-30999.html https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-jaw-capacity-drill-pres...
You don't need a high-dollar Kurt milling vise for a drill press, and you only need to constrain the part in one degree of freedom (rotation about Z axis). Just put a single fastener in your table and drop the slots in that vise over it. Gravity and quill pressure hold it in Z, the table holds it flat against rotation about X and Y, and you want it to have the ability to slide a bit in X and Y to let the drill find the center of your punch/pilot hole. If the drill catches, the torque will push against the stud and it can't move.