Drill press

[Ron Nossaman]

>Hi folks,
>
>Well, twice in my previous life I had or had access to a drill 
>press.  It's time for me to buy one (again---ahem).  I was thinking that 
>this one from Sears looked pretty nifty with the laser trac that shows 
>exactly where the bit will land.   Any comments or suggestions?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Barbara Richmond

Barb,
If I was looking for a replacement for my old Rockwell, I think I'd 
consider this guy.
http://www.grizzly.com/products/item.cfm?itemnumber=G7945
Having used a radial lo these many years, I'm spoiled by the versatility. 
Lasers are, like Jim said, good for dedicated machine setup for an infinite 
repetitive task. As a general purrpose tool, they're great for entertaining 
the cats.

Ron N