John wrote in
:

On Fri, 04 Aug 2006 10:27:35 -0500, HerHusband
wrote:

John,

Different work styles I suppose... To me it's easier to take the drill
to my project than try to get the project up to the drill press. But as
I said earlier, I rarely need to drill holes other than pocket screws
and shelf pin holes. So I seldom need the accuracy the drill press
provides.

Anthony

Well, the DP is first and foremost a hole-drilling machine, and if you
don't have much use for drilling holes than you probably won't have much
use for a drill press. As others have pointed out, you can use it as a
drum sander, mortise-rougher and a few other things, but those are
secondary uses, and I probably wouldn't bother buying one just for those
things.

(OTOH, shelf-pin holes are one of the things that I love the DP for.
Set up the fence, and the spacing from the edge is fixed. Set the depth
stop and the depth is fixed. Drill one hole, then use spacer blocks to
move the workpiece by whatever spacing you choose, and you can bang out
a whole bookshelf's worth of holes without any more measuring or even
thinking. Perfectly aligned, consistent depth, perfectly spaced in both
horizontal and vertical directions.)

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John


In addition to drilling holes I use it to polish almost any item I can put
in the chuck. You would be amazed the shine you can put on aluminum,
brass, and even steel.

You can also shape and resize small bits of metal using a file, emery
cloth, or even sandpaper.

I sometimes view the drill press as a small vertical lathe.