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McMaster and others sell M8x1.25 bottoming sti taps - https://www.mcmaster.com/#91709a542/=16iurvh

I don't think there is a best. Solid carbide drills in a rigid setup will almost always work better than HSS/cobalt but they'll chip or break in a cordless drill. For just making a quick hole in something using a cordless drill? My preference is always split point stub length drills with a...

If you're regularly running the drill press slowly I'd go reeves drive, for normal use I'd do a VFD.

I'd keep both if you've got space, otherwise I'd sell the blue one and buy a better chuck for the grey one.