I seem to remember that one of my books on workshop practice suggests that the table should be angled slightly. A colleague has just got a drill from Warco, and that's slightly angled. I'll have to look it up when I get back home, and I'll be off list for a few days - another business trip - the 18th this year so far, with at least another 5 to go. Peter Chadwick Swindon MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.