On Tue, 22 Jul 2014 20:21:13 +0000 (UTC), 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.

Words to live by! ...at least a fence.