How to Use drill press in a Sentence

drill press

noun
  • What’s the best drill press to buy?
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
  • One jig for the drill press helps to ensure accurate drilling.
    — Ricard Romanski, Popular Mechanics, 8 Feb. 2020
  • Use a drill press to bore a 5/32-inch hole through the center of each part.
    — David Agrell, Popular Mechanics, 12 Dec. 2020
  • Bore a 3⁄8-inch hole in each slat with a drill press or a drill with a guide attachment.
    — Ted Kilcommons, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2020
  • But traditional drill presses are bulky, slow, and not built for quick jobs.
    — New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
  • After making a few rings with the Dremel, Ream purchased a drill press.
    — Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Your drill press needs to be in good working order to function properly.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
  • There are four or five stations for each type of equipment, including drill presses.
    — Holly Haber, Dallas News, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Cohen bought a drill press and a vise, and took a few lessons from a craftsman on 47th Street.
    — Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Use a Forstner bit in a drill press to remove most of the waste [12], and square with a chisel.
    — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 31 July 2021
  • The bigger issue is drilling out your existing receiver, but with a will, and a drill press, it can be done.
    — Michael R. Shea, Field & Stream, 22 Feb. 2021
  • There’s a drill press, a polisher, an industrial-use sewing machine.
    — Jeff Csatari, Popular Mechanics, 13 Dec. 2019
  • One photo showed a sanding belt, a hydraulic drill press and other tools used in assembling the guns, and five finished ghost guns.
    — New York Times, 6 Jan. 2022
  • Using either a drill press or a cordless drill fitted with a ¾-inch Forstner bit, bore a ⅜-inch-deep hole in four 1⅛-inch balls.
    — David Agrell, Popular Mechanics, 12 Dec. 2020
  • With the drill press and a 5/32-inch-diameter bit, bore and countersink pilot holes in each block.
    — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 14 Nov. 2020
  • Inch and metric markings for depth At the very least, if the drill press does not have a depth stop, look for inch and metric markings on the side of the press.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
  • The entire set was built using only a circular saw, drill press, and a spray gun (as well as sandpaper, wood glue, and some other odds and ends).
    — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2016
  • Light-duty drill presses have a quill travel of 2 inches, but professional tools have a 6-inch stroke (or more).
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
  • In small groups of nine, students will learn to use a table saw, bandsaw, jointer, planer and drill press and will make a hardwood cutting board in the process.
    — Lisa Boonestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Seven of the rifles had been built by Smith using a drill press, the eighth had its serial number scratched off, court documents say.
    — Sam Stanton, sacbee, 17 Feb. 2018
  • To the left, a long workbench populated by a drill press, sander, practice amp, screwdrivers, soldering iron, vices and archaic strobe tuner.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 17 Jan. 2020
  • Some drill presses offer tables of different sizes — a good option for woodworkers who routinely work with sheet goods or long pieces of lumber.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
  • Expect to spend $50 to $800 on a drill press, ranging from a lightweight bench model to a heavy-duty floor-standing press.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
  • Now Thompson’s garage doubles as a woodshop, complete with a saw table, miter saw, drill press, planers, joiners, and an air compressor.
    — La Risa R. Lynch, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 June 2021
  • Greenberg eloquently described his frustration with his lack of knowledge about using drill presses, vises, and other power tools.
    — Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, 5 Aug. 2018
  • Remove the waste inside the mortise lines using a 1/2-inch diameter bit in the drill press [7] or with a portable drill and a doweling guide.
    — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 14 Nov. 2020
  • Purchasers of unfinished receivers need only to make a few changes with a common drill press to transform an unfinished receiver into an operational one.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 29 June 2022
  • Buyers can finish the receiver with a drill press or a computerized metal-cutting machine and then add the remaining pieces, all of which are readily available online, to complete the gun.
    — Ben Kesling, WSJ, 21 Feb. 2019
  • The most impressive equipment — sturdy and useful enough for the college — were a Powermatic drill press and a band saw as tall as an NBA player.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2019
  • The new contract services shop, equipped with such wood shop staples as a table saw, band saw, drill press, sanding equipment and workbench, is to be staffed by some of the 18 shop technicians who now help members with shop equipment.
    — Lorraine Mirabella, baltimoresun.com, 2 July 2018

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