i was doing some drilling with the drill press today and appreciated the fact that i just applied downward force to drill a big hole with a forstner bit and the motor did the rest
compared to an attempt with a brace and bit recently i am very aware that a drill press is good
but it got me thinking about the succession of power tools in a historical perspective
i figure the saw was the first one to get some power behind it with those big lumber mills saws
but what was next i think power drills must have been the next one
power in this sense is not animal powered