So, basic is what I want, a good all around but basic tool. Again I really can't spend a lot of money. There are a bunch of cross slide vises on ebay for around $35. So now I need some means of holding the things that I drill precisely. Hopefully I can maintain it in this state of good adjustment. The thing that I like is that it goes perfectly up and down and there is no wobble that I can see so far. However, it does seem to be extremely versatile so I hope to be able to use it for general drilling of holes in cases of various kinds as well as for some wood stuff. Its top speed isn't that high, though, around 3000 RPM. It looks better in real life than it does in their catalogs. BTW, the drill has turned out nicer than I expected, it doesn't look cheap either. I haven't really done much with it yet though because I don't have any means of safely holding work pieces yet, so now I am looking for a vise of some kind, and if I can afford one I would like to get something I can clamp PCBs as well as other things in that lets me move them around in the X and Y axes, where the drill can come down through the target object and pierce it. (so I am guessing the runout is decent) I paid just a bit more than $55 with shipping, which is great deal, I think. So, I broke down and got the cheapest Harbor Freight drill press when it was on sale and ended up getting a pretty decent one, its not super noisy at all and it is solid and doesn't have any visible wobble.
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