wrote:

But I've discovered that there may be books that show how to do milling on
a drill press with the proper jigs and attachments, so I may just stick
with that idea.

A drill press is a drill press is a drill press.
You can't mill on it. Forget it.
OK, you _can_ mill on a DP, but you won't repeat that abuse after having
seen the result, ruined work pieces, ruined mills, ruined the DP, wasted
money and waisted time.


HTH,
Nick
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