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Re: Recommended Tools and Machinery for Your Team's Machine Shop

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Originally Posted by JamesCH95 View Post
A drill press can't mill. You cannot (or, at least, should not) put an end mill in a drill chuck and start cutting slots or removing material with the side of the cutter. Generally speaking a drill press can only sustain loads that are nominally up-and-down. A mill can sustain loads in all directions: up, down, left, right, in and out from the operators perspective.
Ah, sustaining loads, thought I was missing something. Thanks for the info!