A while back I posted to rec.woodworking, singing the praises of the
Steel City drill press because it was so much fun to drill the holes for
all those dowels, especially the headboards with those six slightly
different angles per side plus one in the middle, per headboard. And all
those straight ones. 18 dowels on each siderail, 13 on each headboard,
62 dowels, 124 3/8 inch holes, 52 of them at a slight angle.

This is my second one in less than a year. I promised one to my niece
and barely made it in time, and was promptly blindsided by my daughter's
announcement. I'm never going to make another one of these things. My
wife says I shouldn't say never, but it's going to be a long time.

But the last one was with a benchtop Harbor Fright and this one was with
a Steel City. The difference has been amazing. I had less time than the
first one, sick family members, a funeral, and a house to empty and get
ready for sale. And it looks like I'm going to make it with about a week
to spare. :-)

That new drill press took just about all the frustration out of it.
Well... out of drilling the holes, anyway. I know any decent dp would
have made it better, but I really used that six inch quill travel, the
quick-release depth stop, and even the quill lock. When I drilled the
screw holes in the crosspieces for the stand, it was hard to get the
boards straight up AND under the drill bit until I brought the bit down
almost to the board, locked it, and then maneuvered the board till it
was right under the bit and still straight.

I'm happy with it. In a day or so I'll have some finished pics if you
want to see 'em but here's what happened to all those dowels and all
those holes.