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Line Boring Attachment, or Dedicated Machine? 
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From contributor H: Ditto what contributor B said. The 7 spindle takes too much time to change and is expensive. I have a 44 spindle Detel double line borer that I bought on E-bay for 3500.00. I used to have a Delta and it was a good machine, but you cannot use it for drawer system holes. The Inserta hinges are the only ones we use and they save more time per hinge than the extra cost; well worth it in my opinion. From contributor D: Can you drill the Inserta hinge pattern on the Delta? From contributor R: You should have at least the Mini Drill. Save your money from that 7 spindle head and buy a 13 spindle machine. I use Insertas also, and I was lucky enough to find a used Mini Drill (no ram). Works fine and saved money over a new Mini Press. From contributor T: No, you can't drill for the hinge cups with a line borer. What everybody is advising is to buy the Blum machine for boring the hinges. Don't buy the accessory line boring head for the Blum machine. Get a low cost boring machine for slightly more than the accessory line boring attachment. The line boring attachment will sit in a drawer, anyway, after you get tired of changing over your Blum to bore shelf holes, 7 at a time, and buy the dedicated line borer. We're just trying to keep you from making an expensive mistake. From contributor N: I have two Blum Minipresses, one for hinges and the other for line drilling. Dedicated Minipresses is the only way to go rather than changing operations with one machine. I also have a Conquest Mini drill with 13 bits. It's not as accurate as the Blum and is fully manual while the Blum is pneumatic. I drill equally as fast with the Blum and it's easier and more accurate in my experience. The way I justified my setup was when I got both of the Minipresses used at decent prices. New they cost too much. The best way is to use the Blum for hinges and get a mid-grade or better line borer. Would you like to add information to this article? Interested in writing or submitting an article? Have a question about this article? Have you reviewed the related Knowledge Base areas below? 
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