On 2014-07-22, Mike Marlow wrote:
Grant Edwards wrote:
On 2014-07-22, Puckdropper puckdropper wrote:

I never realized how dangerous a drill press could be until I started
reading machinist forums. If the bit grabs, the workpiece can come
around and hit you faster than your reflexes can take corrective
action.

You take "corrective action" with a vise and/or clamps _before_ you
lower the quill.

Yes... you do. Unless you don't...

I get lazy and often don't when drilling in soft wood with twist
drills 1/4" or smaller. Then I usually wish I had -- not because the
bit grabbed the workpiece and whacked me with it, but because the hole
didn't end up quite exactly where it should have.

When using a spade or forstner bit, or pretty much anytime I drill
metal, I grab the drill press vise and/or clamps. I do wish that
there was a quicker way to bolt/unbolt the vise to the table. The
bolts with plastic handle-nut things are better than having to get out
a wrench, but not by much...

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