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When using a Drill Press the speed of the drill should be

O a. slowed to be neat and safe
b. made faster to finish quicker
c. left alone, the speed does not matter
d. adjusted based on the hardness of the material

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The speed on most drill presses is adjusted by moving the drive belt from one pulley to another. In general, the smaller the pulley on the chuck axis, the faster it spins. A rule of thumb, as with any cutting operation, is that slower speeds are better for drilling metal, faster speeds for wood. So maybe D
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