"rangerssuck" wrote in message
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On Mar 21, 5:27 pm, mkr5000 wrote:
By the way, love that drill press idea -- super low speed?

Worth a try.

You're a genius.

(or whoever told you about it)?

Not turning at all. You can make a tool to put in the chuck that fits
the stud, or if you only have a few to do, you can thread a spacer
onto the stud to protect it. I used a simple tool - a piece of round
stock with a clearance hole for the stud drilled into the center.

For pressing in threaded inserts, I just used a hex bolt chucked in
the drill.

If you have a slow speed (emphasis on slow) reversible drill press... how
about a threaded rod coupler the size of the stud threads?

Chuck up coupler, thread in stud, press in, reverse off, thread in the next
stud.

It should maintain as much accuracy as your drill press has. Wouldn't do it
on mine, but might work great of a decent quality drill press.