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Default A new kind of Drill Press

Leon wrote:
A little pricey but no more than a PM.

Anyway No belts, electronic speed control, programmable to stop drilling
at a certain depth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ENqg-jX-6s

I love my Nova electronic lathe, but admit all those push buttons are
daunting to my age and eyes. I often push the wrong button in the
heat of the moment, and a weird menu pops up unexpectedly. Then I
have to figure out how to back out of that. Sometimes it is by
turning the whole shooting match off and then re-booting. At least it
has a toggle on and off switch. And I get no joy in watching the
speedometer zip up and down as it checks the speed every nanosecond.
What if I put a fly cutter on it and absentmindedly set the speed at
5000 rpm? I would need a Kevlar vest to drill a hole.

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