We use our drill press to make holes in our own circuit boards, and tap or break traces on existing circuit boards. We’ve used a lot of tools to drill circuit boards — power drills ...

Every time we look at the little short Z axis of our CNC mill, we think about converting a drill press to a mill. In theory, it seems like it ought to be easy, but we never quite get around to it.

Hole saws and small-bore annular cutters can be used with hand-held drills, but they are likely to perform better in a drill press where pressure to the cutting edge is able to be evenly applied.