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  1. #1
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    DP with small vise.

  2. #2
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    I never would have thought that there would be such a division of opinions. Having drilled blanks both ways, I personally think that the lathe and a jacob's chuck is much easier and more accurate.

  3. #3
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    lathe, almost exclusively. I have started rounding my blanks now and drilling using a collet chuck.

  4. #4
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    I have to wonder or ask "how is drilling on a lathe" more accurate than a drill press? Do you mean a good drill press with a good self centering clamp or do you mean a small drill press that doesnt have the right setup or the right clamp? I have a very large drill press and I have done both drilling with the lathe and drill press and I find both to be the same as far as getting the hole in the center but I find the lathe more cumbersome to manuever than the drill press.
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