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Originally posted by Jnadke
<snip> When you wanted to drill straight, you'd put the end of the attaching onto the surface, and then push down.
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That would be a nifty way of keeping a drill perpendicular, but one of the great advantages of a drill press is the ability to control your feed rate. Your suggestion wouldn't prevent the drill from grabbing and "screwing" the drill into a piece, though the spring load might reduce the tendency. If you've tried to drill through sheet metal with a hand drill, you know what I mean.
Maybe you could add a small hydraulic cylinder with an adjustable needle valve to control your feed rate - like used on horizontal band saws.