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Unread 05-10-2011, 14:21
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Re: Square Holes

I haven't used one recently but it works ok on thin materials and plastics. It is not so much the wear on the drill press, it is the flexibility in the vise and drill press bed. If you try to do anything on heavier material, the chatter eats up the workpiece.
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