Originally Posted by
Michael Burnside
I don't use my DP a ton, but a chuck like the Llambrich makes a good drill press a great one. There is exactly one thing that should be built well on a DP and that is the chuck. Most DP machines come with sub-par chucks.
Only one bad thing about the Llambrich. You'll notice the cheap drill bits you've got and your next purchase will be a quality set of bits to take advantaged of that next-to-zero runout
I've been using Fuller brad points for a few years now (with the subpar chuck on the craftsman). No use making things worse by using sub par bits too.
And I have a mix of Fisch, Freud, and Colt Maxicut Forstner bits...Also a 29 piece index of [cobalt?] twist bits from Sears, bought in the mid 80s. They still sharpen up very nicely (using a Drill Doctor).
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