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|image           = PVC Drill press.jpg|
|designers       = [[User:Tim|Timothy Schmidt]]
|date            = 2013
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|transformations = 
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|tools           = [[Wrenches]]
|parts           = [[Frames]], [[Nuts]], [[Bolts]], [[Plates]], [[End caps]], [[Linear bearings]], [[Motors]]
|techniques      = [[Shelf joints]], [[Tri joints]]
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[[Category:Projects]]
[[Category:Manufacturing]]

=Introduction=
A drill press (also known as a pedestal drill, pillar drill, or bench drill) is a style of drill that may be mounted on a stand or bolted to the floor or workbench. Portable models are made, some including a magnetic base. Major components include a base, column (or pillar), adjustable table, spindle, chuck, and drill head, usually driven by an electric motor. The head typically has a set of three handles radiating from a central hub that are turned to move the spindle and chuck vertically. A drill press is typically measured by its "swing", calculated as twice the distance from the center of the chuck to the closest edge of the column. Thus, a tool with 4" between chuck center and column edge is described as an 8" drill press.

=Challenges=

=Approaches=
  * {{wiki:TOOL_DrillPress.pdf}}

=Development targets=
  * Completion of the replimat linear bearing will allow for the construction of a linear motion system for the press mechanism
  * Completion of the printable 1kW motor will allow for the power generating portions of the drill press to be copied
  * Lost plastic casting, or direct metal printing will allow for a metalic version of the printable chuck.

=References=
  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drill#Drill_press|Wikipedia: Drill#Drill press]]