On 3/30/2010 11:44 AM, notbob wrote:

I will be drilling small holes for electronics work and making
homebrew antennas.

I bought a Ryobi bench-top a few years back (IIRC $99 at HD) that has
done a good job for light duty 1/2" drilling in wood, aluminum, brass,
and 1/4" mild steel.

For 1/2" and up I fall back on a 1973 ToolKraft VS floor model because
the bench-top just doesn't have all that much power.

You can see a bit of the Ryobi at

http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/Projects/DrillPressTable/

(Mine makes antennas, too.)

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Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/