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Thanks for the feedback! Drill head moves freely (it needed adjustment to get it in the back of the truck on saturday). Plan is to attach the column with wire wool and some ATF50. I'll probably have a go at the other machined surfaces while i'm at it a.

Thanks for the help and advice! Went to look at a boxford union drill press at the weekend and came home with a Meddings MF4! its an ex-school machine and is showing it in places. All appears to operate smoothly (selling didn't have a 3 phase supply to check it), the only minor issue i can...

Thank you- very helpful!

Interesting post- i'm off to look at one of these drills tomorrow. Are the bearings/ parts readily available? Where are you sourcing your VFD from ?

Ideally i'd like to drill through in one pass. The image in post #14 shows the section profile that i'll be drilling through. In terms of accuracy, i think there is some movement, essentially the hole will take a "half round" pin that will alllow 2 pieces of extrusion to be mounted at 90...

I'm really trying to avoid that for obvious reasons! :ROFLMAO:

Thank for the feedback. The box section i'm looking to drill isn't quite straightforward box, but the broach/ hole saw cutters would be significantly easier and less likely to wander than a conventional drill bit:

Thanks Phil. Looks like i might have found an old "Union" drill press in good visible condition for the bottom end of my budget. Just trying to get hold of the vendor...

Looks like morse taper arbors are available?

is it possible to obtain rotabroach type cutters to run in a conventional drill press? I've only seen them advertised for mag drills?

Thanks for the feedback- very helpful. In terms of the older drill presses, apart from slop in the quill, is there anything else to look out for when viewing?

Good morning all, Looking to add a floor standing drill press to the garage, as i've got a job coming that requires drilling 17mm holes into extruded aluminium box section, so a drill with T slots on the bench would be useful for mounting a vice. Currently looking at Sealey, Clarke, SIP and...