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The best drill press for drilling Floyd Rose mounting stud holes accurately?

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HullboyHullboy Frets: 66
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Hi there,

I have a guitar that needs it's Floyd Rose mounting stud holes drilling. I've read that in order to make an accurate straight hole in the body a drill press is needed, as it's near impossible to do this by hand. Apparently the drill press needs to have a certain throat size to accomodate the guitar body?

Can anyone please point me to a drill press that will suffice? 

I have seen this Bosch PBD 40 which looks to have great reviews, if anyone were able to confirm it would be fit for the job? 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-parallel-quick-lock-clamps-cardboard/dp/B00766C1A8/ref=asc_df_B00766C1A8/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=231905005622&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4390127698461565112&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046258&hvtargid=pla-422560623578&psc=1&th=1&psc=1 ;

Thanks very much.
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  • mooncatmooncat Frets: 100
    Any drill press with a deep enough throat would do but i would also get a cheap X W table for accurately positioning the holes.



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  • SporkySporky Frets: 23802
    And a set of engineer squares to make sure the table is orthogonal to the dill bit. 
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  • HullboyHullboy Frets: 66
    Excuse my ignorance, but why would I need those items too? The drill press has a laser guide so wouldn’t I just measure where the hole is and use the laser guide to line it up? 
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  • RolandRoland Frets: 8108
    Throat width needs to be half the body size, so it depends on whether you’re reaching in from the side of the guitar or the end. Before I got a pillar drill I used a simple drill stand clamped to the body:


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  • mooncatmooncat Frets: 100
    Hullboy said:
    Excuse my ignorance, but why would I need those items too? The drill press has a laser guide so wouldn’t I just measure where the hole is and use the laser guide to line it up? 

    The reason for the X Y table is that it is far more accurate than you can ever mark out between the posts.
    The Floyd Rose original post spacing is 74.3mm or 2.9252"
    I personally use a big milling machine, Probably overkill but very accurate.
    My reasoning is the more accurate the post spacing is, if you have any tuning problems later on you know it has nothing to do with the post spacing. ;)





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  • mooncatmooncat Frets: 100
    edited May 2023
    I forgot to mention decent X Y tables have vernier scales on the handwheels, one without would have no advantage over using a ruler to mark out the spacing.
    Thats not to say it cant be done with a ruler or a vernier gauge.



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  • SporkySporky Frets: 23802
    Hullboy said:
    Excuse my ignorance, but why would I need those items too? The drill press has a laser guide so wouldn’t I just measure where the hole is and use the laser guide to line it up? 
    The engineer squares are to check the drill table is perpendicular to the drill. Out of the box they're often a bit out. 
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