How to Use drill press in a Sentence

drill press

noun
  • Use a drill press to bore a 5/32-inch hole through the center of each part.
    David Agrell, Popular Mechanics, 12 Dec. 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • After making a few rings with the Dremel, Ream purchased a drill press.
    Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2021
  • One jig for the drill press helps to ensure accurate drilling.
    Ricard Romanski, Popular Mechanics, 8 Feb. 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • White Cap’s cocktail menu, at least for the moment, is tool-themed: Drinks are named, for example, after a drill press, a monkey wrench and — of course — a screwdriver.
    Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Jan. 2018
  • With the tenons done, crosscut the arms to finished length. Mark the location of the mortise on the underside of each bench arm, and use your drill press with a Forstner bit to bore overlapping holes that remove most of the waste.
    Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 31 July 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • To the left, a long workbench populated by a drill press, sander, practice amp, screwdrivers, soldering iron, vices and archaic strobe tuner.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 17 Jan. 2020
  • There’s a drill press, a polisher, an industrial-use sewing machine.
    Jeff Csatari, Popular Mechanics, 13 Dec. 2019
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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