On Sun, 16 Sep 2018 14:38:07 -0000 (UTC), Cursitor Doom
wrote:

On Sun, 16 Sep 2018 15:21:29 +0100, nothanks wrote:

The problem with doing much more than drilling in a drill press is that
side load on the morse taper will make the chuck walk out of the socket.

I guess you could get around the severe radial loading by clamping the
knurling rollers 180' apart so the work piece is in the middle of them.

No 'work around' needed as I think you will find that's the point of
the knurling tool the OP referenced in his first post.

But the idea is a bit of a non-starter for other reasons.

It is?

He's knurling brass and so as long as he is happy to make sure
everything is well lubricated and in one place and the drill on it's
slowest speed I see no reason why it wouldn't work (if not ideal).

Cheers, T i m