cutting holes

[Matt Haines]

>As someone who's built a bunch of funiture, many electronics doodads, and
>a car
>(back in college when I had lots of time). I consider tools to be the best way
>a mechanically inclined fellow can spend his money. They last a very long
>time,
>make a "job" much less painful, and never go out of style. With that in mind I
>went down to Home Depot when I started my modular project and dropped $175
>on a
>16" table-top drill press. I was a little nervous about the fact that it was
>"Made in China", it also takes up quite a bit of space (that's the only reason
>I didn't get the fullsized model :), but the thing KICKS ASS. I do all my
>stuff
>with 1/8" aluminum and I've tried drilling holes with a nice hand-held power
>drill and there is no comparison. It goes through it with any size drill bit
>like butter. I LOOK FORWARD to using it, it's fun! I can be very delicate and
>get the center in just the right spot.
>

Only $175? Wow! I thought they were like zillions. Three trips to the local
metal shop and I could have bought myself a power tool! I really didn't
want hand-drilled holes, because the placement is gonna vary and it'll look
horrible. But if I can get a drill press, that's a different story. And
while I live in an apartment, I've got a storage area for it when not in
use. So it wouldn't sit in the living room.

So why is my broken Odyssey still in the living room?


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