On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 15:50:46 -0500
"dadiOH" wrote:

One of my favorite bits is a 1/4" x 2 1/2" (maybe 2 1/4) that I
mostly use with a mel board template for drilling shelf holes. I

So there's no bearing out at the end since it's a drill bit
this is significant

have drilled 100s and 100s of holes, never deflected. Of course,
there is no lateral push when drilling holes but apparently you still
get deflection even when there is zero load.

correct zero-load
put a long 1/4-inch shank in a router, say 4-inch or more and you'll
get to see it

I'm going to take the end bearing and allen screw off and see how
it looks