I often see lathes referred to as precision tools.
My drill press could never be called a precision tool, cost me a few hundred dollars brand new and I think of it principally as a woodworking tool. I suspect that some people may have drill presses that are precision tools. I dont really know hence this post .................
I suppose a Mill/Drill like a Sieg X2 ore X3 or equivalents would be a precision tool but what I am really asking is do many people have a thing that looks like my woodworking drill press but is infinitely better than my drill press and as steady and as sturdy as my 9"lathe (and yes I know that for many of you a 9" lathe isnt regarded as being particularly sturdy).
Bill
My drill press could never be called a precision tool, cost me a few hundred dollars brand new and I think of it principally as a woodworking tool. I suspect that some people may have drill presses that are precision tools. I dont really know hence this post .................
I suppose a Mill/Drill like a Sieg X2 ore X3 or equivalents would be a precision tool but what I am really asking is do many people have a thing that looks like my woodworking drill press but is infinitely better than my drill press and as steady and as sturdy as my 9"lathe (and yes I know that for many of you a 9" lathe isnt regarded as being particularly sturdy).
Bill