1. Semi-professional drilling equipment
The drill-press is one of the more important machine in a metal workshop. Don’t save money here! It has to be big and heavy - for safety reasons.
- Cheap CNC vise (250 Euro) - mostly used for small parts and drilling series
- ‘123 blocks’ - used for holding small parts with bolts
- Drillpress table’s t-slots
- Clamping gear (200 Euro)
- Vise jaws, that can hold flat bars and cylindrical pieces
- Solid bar, helpful for clamping
- Big vise (250 Euro). This is the more used and should be also heavy, wide
Clamping via T-Slot is the ultimate way to stay safe, even for small pieces!
2. Example setup
Here we can lock the work piece fast and repeatable
3. Drillpress
Starting at 3000 Euro - this can’t be big enough! Make sure it has an adjustable feed as well.
