So I've been tossing options around and think I have most things ready to mess with. I ran into a question I thought would be good here.
Many people use mills for drilling. Many are advertised as drill/mills, the smaller ones anyway. If I wanted to drill in this setup, perhaps on a flat workpiece, could I use my tailstock drill chuck in the headstock with the proper MT5/3 adapter? I know end mills need to be positively held with a drawbar in that configuration. Do drills? I've never seen people mention it, but that might be because it's too nutty for most people to think about in the first place.
This is partly because my drill press has so much flex that I almost need more travel than my 1" indicators have to measure it.
But mostly because now that I thought of it I almost have to try it, if only to see that I hate it. But I want to make sure I'm not likely to break equipment or people doing it. And yes, I'm planning to get a decent drill press or mill or both.