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Posted by DoN. Nichols on March 7, 2006, 10:30 pm
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> Since most of the sensitive drill presses I've seen so far have only a 1/4"
> chuck,
The better ones will have a 1/8", or perhaps a 5/32" one.
> there's no way I'd give up the 1/2" on the old one. But I'm
> fortunate in having two "workshops" .. a 10' x 18' for big stuff and a
> 6'x12' for small "crafts" ranging from model building to electronics
> construction and testing. If I buy anything like a sensitive drill press,
> it'll go in the small room.
If you are drilling G-10 or one of the other glass-epoxy PC board
materials, be careful of the dust formed by the drilling, as it can be
quite abrasive, and destructive to the ways of a lathe or a milling
machine.
Good Luck,
DoN.
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