DRILL PRESS

The drill press is also called Drilling Machine, and it is a device for producing holes in hard substances.

The drill is held in a rotating spindle and is fed into the workpiece.

Although drill presses are used mainly for drilling holes, they can also be used for enlarging holes with a boring tool or finishing holes with a reamer.

With the aid of a special tapping attachment and a tap, they can produce threads in a hole. 

Safety Reminders

1. Always hold work in a vise or clamp to the drill table.
2. Remove chips with a brush, never by hand.
3. Ease up on drilling pressure as the drill starts to break through the bottom of the material.
4. Never place taper shank tools such as large diameter drills or tapered shank reamers in a drill chuck. Only straight shank tools such as standard drills can be clamped in chucks.
5. Always clean drill shank and/or drill sleeve, and, spindle hole before mounting.
6. Remove taper shank tools from spindle or sleeve with a drill drift and hammer.
7. Never try to loosen the drill chuck while the power is on.
8. Lower the drill spindle close to the table when releasing the drill chuck or taper shank drill to reduce the chance of damage should they fall onto the table.
9. Never clean a machine while it is in motion!!
10. Always remove the drill chuck key, or, the drill drift from the spindle immediately after using it.
11. Let the spindle stop of its own accord after turning the power off. Never try to stop the spindle with your hand.