Never knew an electromagnetic drill press existed until I saw Billy Bob Thorton cracking a safe with one in Bad Santa. Thought it was pretty cool ****. Been with my employer four and half years, at my current location a year and a half and we have one here. Been itching to use it ever since I got here! Got to use it twice in the last week! First time using it I had to drill four holes, it worked good but not great because the surface I magnetized it to wasn't the best. Used it yesterday and it was amazing! Thick surface to mount it to so it was solid as a rock. Drilled a one inch hole, three inches deep into steel in under two minutes. ****ty cheap bit, too. I'd still be there if I had to use a hand drill. The thing weighs like sixty pounds. Standing there working the guy i was working with says "This thing is gonna break our feet if the power goes out." Then I looked over at the wall and said "If someone decides they need to charge their phone and unplugs my cord we're ****ed!"
No one got hurt, and we got the job done. I love using weird tools like this, and it made what would have been a huge sh!t show a pretty simple job.
No one got hurt, and we got the job done. I love using weird tools like this, and it made what would have been a huge sh!t show a pretty simple job.
