That switch is a loooog way from where you might be in trouble, when the work is trying to climb the drill, so you can't let go of the handle, and the work will spin if you let go, because it was too big and you had to take the clamp off. You may be wishing you could reach it with your nose.;)

Yes, it's amazing what a little oil will do!

That's why I added the clamping device to the table, not that it will work for every application but for most things it should help. The newer drill presses have the switch on the front of the spindle housing but there was no way to move it there so I just put it where the original one was.

The older ones, with the switch on the side, usually had a wire (think coat hanger wire) attached to the switch, and comimg forward toward the operator through an eyebolt/cable clamp for support, with a fist sized loop on the end. My bitch with them is they always put them on the right side so you had to let go of the handle first, which was dangerous when you have a problem. The more goodest, is a footswitch.;)