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Originally Posted by Butcher
How good is a normal drill press at actually milling stuff? What does it not do that a real mill does?
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The bearings in a drill press are not designed for side to side loading, they will not cope with a large end mill for very long. The headstock of a mill is designed to deal with these kind of loads and is typically far more accurate.
That said, a small endmill in a drillpress and an XY cross-slide would probably work for small jobs although I'd say you'd be breaking bits frequently because of the vibration which will occur when the bearing starts to wear. Also a drill chuck is not suitable for endmills.
So answer is, not very good.
Cheers
Incoherent