On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:59:45 +0000, TheOldFellow
wrote:

|I'm thinking of buying a Pillar Drill for the workshop, it'll be a floor
|standing model. I normally only do wood, so it doesn't need to built
|for drilling titanium ;-) I might drill the odd bit of Aly or Acrylic
|too though.
|
|ATM I have an attachment for my radial arm saw (Eumenia) that takes a
|power drill, but it's not stiff enough and repeatability is a bit problem.
|
|Any suggestions on models, makes etc.?

Do *not* forget to clamp the work when drilling. Rotating work is
spectacular, and dodgy in the extreme.
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