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Puckdropper[_2_]

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It's a sanding drum. And yes, it would experience some lateral
pressure similar to what a shaper bit would experience. However, the
lateral pressure would be much less. One other thing to consider too.
Drill presses operate at much slower RPMs than shapers and routers. I
doubt whether a drill press could spin a shaper bit fast enough to
effectively cut wood.

I've dropped the occasional router bit into the drill press, and they work
ok for drilling holes. (I don't have any Forstner style bits yet, so if I
need a flat hole I've got to use the router bit.) They don't spin fast
enough to do any real cutting of wood, except in the smallest dimension.

It seems the velocity of the router bit is necessary not only for cutting,
but for clearing the chips out, too.

Puckdropper