I know that the late Rod Kirby was a fan of the radial drill press.
It allows a greatly increased swing for drilling - more room between the drill axis and the post because of the horizontal adjustment.
It both extends and it can rotate the head so the drill is pointed at angles other than vertical.
Also drilling at weird angles (compound angle between table and head). But many people don't like it because the head is so floppy and
flexible it decreases accuracy when bearing down and its very top heavy and prone to fall over (moreso than a regular DP which is prone to falling over anyway)
The other bad thing is you can't put it too close to the wall!
I'm wondering how widely they are used. Here's a quick poll
It allows a greatly increased swing for drilling - more room between the drill axis and the post because of the horizontal adjustment.
It both extends and it can rotate the head so the drill is pointed at angles other than vertical.
Also drilling at weird angles (compound angle between table and head). But many people don't like it because the head is so floppy and
flexible it decreases accuracy when bearing down and its very top heavy and prone to fall over (moreso than a regular DP which is prone to falling over anyway)
The other bad thing is you can't put it too close to the wall!
I'm wondering how widely they are used. Here's a quick poll
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