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[–] WORF_MOTORBOATS_TROI ago 

What's the main difference between a vertical milling machine and a drill press?

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[–] feral-toes 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

The bearings. The milling machine has bearings that maintain accuracy despite side thrust. The drill press has

bearings that get fucked up by side thrust. So you cannot use a drill press for milling.

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[–] bbqchipz ago  (edited ago)

Each of the Axis' moves at a standardized length with a dial or a computer controlled device. They also make Horizontal Mills which are just the same thing just the Z axis goes left and right not up and down.

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[–] SixTeaNine ago 

I believe its number of axes (the one in OP's post is 3 whereas drill press has 1) plus more configuration/control over operation. Not an expert though so may be off a bit.

The one in OP's post is pretty ancient. I know the newer ones are tens of thousands of dollars and are 5 axis.

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[–] bbqchipz ago 

They make 7 axis mills that you can spin the table fast enough to do lathe work in as well.