drill press question.

[mossy]

this summer i am planning to invest a few bucks and get the tools needed to finish 80% receivers. i have decided to go with the easy jig made by 80% arms. i dont trust myself to keep straight with a hand drill so i am going with a drill press. i live in an apartment and dont have room or cash for a giant one so i am looking at the desk top presses on amazon. is this press good enough to finish 6065 lowers? eventhough i am not going to mess with it yet can it do 7075? the RPM looks good, but some advice from pros would be great. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...f_rd_i=desktop

[TATER313]

It may not be tall enough to accommodate the jig, Look on craigslist for a slightly larger table top drill press, for the same price or less. Buy good drill bits, it will speed up the process, I would only buy the end mill from 80 percentarms. Do you have a router? this works great; http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-1-...4012/100337039.

[mossy]

It may not be tall enough to accommodate the jig, Look on craigslist for a slightly larger table top drill press, for the same price or less. Buy good drill bits, it will speed up the process, I would only buy the end mill from 80 percentarms. Do you have a router? this works great; http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-1-...4012/100337039.

I am going to get their tool kit, it has the mill and bits needed. No I don't have a router yet. I was planning on getting the one 80% recommends, bUT I will give yours a look.

[mossy]

It may not be tall enough to accommodate the jig, Look on craigslist for a slightly larger table top drill press, for the same price or less. Buy good drill bits, it will speed up the process, I would only buy the end mill from 80 percentarms. Do you have a router? this works great; http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-1-...4012/100337039.

I am going to get their tool kit, it has the mill and bits needed. No I don't have a router yet. I was planning on getting the one 80% recommends, bUT I will give yours a look.

[TATER313]

Their drill bits are not that great, they will warp, I highly recommend buying some decent bits, they cut faster and will last longer. both the 3/8 and 5/32 warped. Ace hardware carries some good bits. the end mill is good to go. A good 3/8th is probably the most important bit to buy quality, and all the drilling it performs. good luck.

[orangeusa]

Their drill bits are not that great, they will warp, I highly recommend buying some decent bits, they cut faster and will last longer. both the 3/8 and 5/32 warped. Ace hardware carries some good bits. the end mill is good to go. A good 3/8th is probably the most important bit to buy quality, and all the drilling it performs. good luck.

DeWalt has the finest drills I have used.

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[boopiejones]

an 8" drill press is probably too small. the problem is that you need a long bit and the lower with the jig stacked on top is pretty tall as well. even with my 12" drill press i need to remove the bit from the chuck every time i want to start a new hole. with an 8" press you probably won't have enough clearance.

i did my first 80% lower with an easy jig and a hand drill. it isn't that difficult. there is a lot of metal on the drilling jig, so you really have to screw up bad to go in crooked. a drill press will probably extend the life of the jig considerably, but the jig should last for at least 4 or 5 lowers using a hand drill.

the key is to go slow and use a sharp bit.