On Monday, June 8, 2009 2:15:50 AM UTC-4, Bill Noble wrote:
I am told by those in the know that mill drills require lots of extra
alignment work due to the cylindrical column

I have had a mill drill for many years and have found that almost everything can be done without having to do any alignment. You do have to think about what you want to do and then set the head an a height so that all the milling can be done without having to change the height of the head.

Dan