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One problem with a drill press is the way the table is supported. The table is cantilevered from the column. The cast iron table will actually flex from both the weight of what you are machining and the pressure from the drill bit. You can actually see it by using a dial indicator and watch it go out of square(if it was square in the first place). One way that I got around it was to block up the front part of the table. Did not do it very often since it was a hassle. Now I have a milling machine that I use that for precision drilling. Also, watch Tubalcain's tip #92.