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I am looking for a good way to make consistently spaced holes on
drill press. I need to make about 20 holes 1/2 inch apart in a
straight line. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Too many variables for a complete answer ... How many repetitions, accuracy
required, depth of hole?

For a one-off, should take only a few minutes to layout the center of the
holes with a ruler and pencil, then use a Drill press "fence" to set the
edge distance.

If repetitions are required, mark the fence with .5mm pencil marks from a
reference edge/point on the workpiece on the first run.

If this is something that you need to do frequently and with consistent
accuracy from a reference edge, a la "adjustable shelf pin holes", it may be
time to use another tool that will lend itself better to a "jig", like a
router.

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