drill press

noun

|Updated on: 4 Aug 2018

Definition of drill press

: an upright drilling machine in which the drill is pressed to the work by a hand lever or by power

Recent Examples of drill press from the Web

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, "How to Make a Simple Yet Sophisticated Chess Set," 27 July 2016
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, "He asked undercover agent if he was a cop, then sold him 7 ‘ghost’ assault weapons, feds say," 17 Feb. 2018
The program, which started in 2015, provides students the opportunity to get hands-on experience not only with traditional equipment such as drill presses and engraving machines, but also state-of-the-art 3-D printers and CNC routers.

— annie gentile, Courant Community, "Ribbon Cutting Held For Windham ECO Manufacturing Lab," 2 July 2018
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, "Baltimore's Open Works launches commercial fabrication shop; aims for a manufacturing renaissance," 2 July 2018
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, "He asked undercover agent if he was a cop, then sold him eight homemade assault rifles, feds say," 16 Feb. 2018
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, "White Cap brings great cocktails and surfer vibe to the Outer Sunset," 9 Jan. 2018

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