Drill Press

[garyinnevada]

Ripcheif I must jump in and say something here. If someone says they have a 10" Drill Press this means they have 5" from the drill bit to the back post.
The size of the drill press tells you how large of stock you can reach the center of. I hope this makes cents, sence, since,,,whatever!

Gary

[garyinnevada]

 The size of a drill press is typically measured in terms of swing. Swing is defined as twice the throat distance, which is the distance from the center of the spindle to the closest edge of the pillar. For example, a 16-inch (410 mm) drill press will have an 8-inch (200 mm) throat distance.

[ripchief]

Gary, I stand corrected on the specific terminology...You are correct...I inaccurately used the wrong terms in describing capacity while discussing the concept of drilling straight holes BEYOND the capacity of a standard drill press (or drill press mount in the case of the Dremel rotary tool).