Heavy drillin

[flying belgian]

Those old time 1/2 corded drill with 2 handles would spin you around on a creeper or standing up would break your arm how come big giant motor on drill press doesn’t have that kind of power

Yeah, Pa had one of those too. I swear you could have run a 40 ft grain auger with that thing.

 

[prosohaib]

To drill a 1-inch hole in 1-inch thick steel without stalling, you’ll need a drill press with more torque or a lower speed setting. Upgrading to a stronger motor or using a carbide bit could also help.

 

[DoubleO7]

When I need a hole that is bigger than what I can drill, I use a shaft/set collar if possible.

If it can be welded to the mother steel. Sometimes just torch out the desired hole a bit too big and weld the set collar over in the right spot.
Or if needed torch the hole out so I can recess the setcollar flush with the mother steel and weld it in place.

 

[TheOldHokie]

No- a Bridgeport is not overkill and neither is this. Here's a 1" drill in my Bridgeport killer. Set speed and feed, turn on flood coolant (not oil), hit start and let it eat.

Dan

 

[zuhnc]

All that swarf looks similar to my pile, around my Millrite. The Millrite is good for a smaller shop, with limited space. About 2/3 Bridgeport size.

 

[Janicholson]

My on site vertices mill.

 

[Ultradog MN]

Bridgeports, etc are great for a LOT of things but for simplicity and speed it's still tough to beat a gear head drill press.
Drill press is mostly limited to drilling and tapping holes but boy oh boy they do those two things well.