Metalworking is tough, but it’s a lot easier if you have a good drill press. Drill presses are easy to use, accurate, and convenient. Here’s why it’s so important to have a drill press in your metalworking kit.

Easily Tap Holes

When you have tons of holes to tap in a large surface, it can be a real pain to do all that work by hand. Instead, a drill press allows you to easily tap holes and extract them, so it doesn’t take a ton of effort to get the job done.

Drilling Accuracy

One of the biggest benefits of having a good drill press is drilling more accurately. A hand drill is difficult to use and often results in oddly shaped holes if you’re drilling a lot. With a drill press, you get perfectly sized and shaped holes every time.

Prevent Lock-Ups

If you’ve ever had the unpleasant experience of dealing with a locked-up drill bit, you know how tough it can be. Fortunately, you don’t have to worry about that with a drill press since you can clamp whatever you’re drilling onto a drill press table.

Proper Capacity

Many people modify drill bits to get them to fit in drills they aren’t designed for. While this does work in many cases, there are problems that can arise. Drill presses come in MT2, MT3, or MT4 spindle taper sizes to give you plenty of capacity for whatever size bit you want to use.

Additional Drill Press Tricks

What really make drill presses special is the fact that you can do other neat stuff with them, too. For example, you can attach a brush or other abrasive material to the end of the drill press and use it to make a swirl pattern on the surface you’re working with.

If you’re serious about metalworking, you’ll need a good drill press. Domer’s machine shop has been providing machine repairs and custom-machined parts for decades, so you can count on us for whatever you need. If you want the benefits of a drill press without spending all the money, give us a call at (863) 763-3417.