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Another solution, for variable-speed hand drills: there are rubber rings that can be stretched over the chuck, to provide a safe grip for using the motor to tighten and loosen the chuck. (Many newer d …

You need multiple instances of a tool .... when you need multiple instances of the tool. This question answers itself as you actually work on projects. Buy what you need when it significantly eases a …

A router spins at around 20,000 RPM. Your drill, at top speed, is closer to 300 RPM. Very different animal.

Cost is indeed the main reason. Variable-speed drill presses do exist if you're willing to pay more. Remember, price is set by percieved utility and market forces, not by manufacturing cost.

Different models and manufacturers have different degrees of accuracy, and there may be variation between samples as well. This was originally a construction saw rather than a fine woodworking tool, a …

Table size matters, but it's common to add your own table -- many drill presses come set up with a table that's better for metalworking than woodworking. Ease of adjusting the table matters. You want …

If I'm looking at the right model's manual, the speed recommendations only go up to 16" diameter, which might say something.... No, that's just the swing-over-bed limit; if you're turning outboard wit …

This is a bad answer by Stack Exchange standards, but since I just discovered someone had tried it... At http://www.finehomebuilding.com/2007/07/16/5-job-site-tips-and-time-savers-bench-vise-sharpen …

I'd guess that this involves a great deal of hand-sanding, if you sand it at all. A detail sander , especially one that can take shaped sanding-block attachments, might speed some of it. Other shaped …

Useful tip: old-fashioned handscrew clamps, because they have wood jaws, are safe for tools and less likely to damage the piece you're working on, especially if you line the jaws with scrap leather. …

The picture shows a router bit, and a router table supporting a router to drive that bit. A cheaper table can be built, but you're probably looking at several hundred dollars of tooling there.

For apartment woodworking, I'd stick mostly with hand tools. Handsaws are much quieter than their powered cousins, especially if there's carpet or other padding under the workbench to reduce sound tra …

Or use a scroll saw (essentially, a powered coping saw/fretsaw) to cut these out following a template glued/transferred to the wood, then touch up the edges as needed to make them fit well. Fairly man …

Another solution, depending on how much precision your tools will permit: start with a blank block, plane it to the height of the rhombus, cut triangle off one side, cut the other side at the same an …

Common solution would be a router with an edge-guided bit.