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Benchtop Drill Presses

drill press. TABLE. The table on the Ryobi also sets it apart. It’s twice as large as the tables on the other drill presses. So there’s plenty of support when drilling a long workpiece. And when drillingRead More


ShopNotes Issue 44
March 1999
Drill Press Hold-Down

…had to drill a hole near the end of a long board, you know how difficult it is to hold the workpiece flat while the other end hangs off the drill press table. Or maybe you’ve felt somewhat nervous while holding onto a small workpiece because your hands were just a little too close to the drill bit? And how about drilling a …Read More


ShopNotes Issue 70
July 2003
3-in-1 Drill Press Upgrade

….com 23 drill press Table & Fence An auxiliary table and an adjustable fence are the two best improvements you can make to a “bare bones” drill press. The …drill press table. To locate the holes for these T-nuts, start by setting the base on the drill press table. Then, after marking the location of the holes from underneath the TABLE The tableRead More


ShopNotes Issue 128
March 2013
Drill Press Workstation

DRILL PRESS TABLE C L TABLE WING TABLE BOTTOM #/4" x 1" DOWEL SIZE DOWELS TO CLOSELY MATCH SLOTS IN METAL DRILL PRESS TABLERead More


ShopNotes Issue 133
January 2014
Drill Press Hold-Down

Drill Press Hold Down Accurate Drilling. The fence on this drill press ta- Improved Fence. If you already have a shop-made bfe uses a stop block and a hold-down for clamping tableRead More


ShopNotes Issue 22
July 1995
Drill Press Organizer

…handy organizer, which mounts directly on the drill press itself. It’s just the right size to hold the bits I use exclusively with the drill press, saving me unnecessary steps while remaining … for strength. I decided to cut the rabbets and dadoes for the joinery on the table saw. Use a miter gauge and sacrificial fence to cut the rabbets on the …Read More


ShopNotes Issue 143
December 2023
Drill Bit Storage

…drum sander in a hole that’s cut in an auxiliary table. (I attached a piece of plywood to the drill press table.) You’ll also want to locate a straight piece of wood to use as a fence. After notching it to fit around the drum sander, position 8 FENCE 2" DRUM SANDER AUXILIARY TABLERead More


ShopNotes Issue 53
September 2000
Router Table Fence & Accessories

drill press table, but there wasn’t enough clearance between the drill bit and the column of the drill press to reach the dust port. To solve this problem, I made a drillingRead More


ShopNotes Issue 69
May 2003
Router Table Cabinet

… on a lathe, the drill press table moves side-to-side, losing the alignment. In order to align the centers on a drill press, first adjust the drill press table to stand the piece on end. Then chuck the end of a length of straight metal rod in the drill press, and mark …Read More


ShopNotes Issue 138
November 2014
Adjustable-Height Assembly Table

…of the top, it’s difficult to accurately drill the dog holes (and impossible to drill the center holes on most drill presses). Drilling Guide – To make it easy (and …{ Handwheel. Turning a shopmade handwheel raises (or lowers) the top of the assembly table. 17 SCRAP PIECE 18 DRILL 16 #/8"-DIA. HOLES OVER 4"-DIA. CIRCLE 20 FIGURE !/2" HEX NUT…Read More


ShopNotes Issue 60
November 2001
Stow-Away Router Table

…to create a groove for a miter gauge. Size the Table – Before you can add either track, you’ll need to make the table. The table (A) starts with a rectangular piece of 3/4" plywood. (I used… chucking the bolt in your drill press, thread the insert on the bolt until it contacts the nuts. Then turn the chuck on the drill press by hand as you lower the…Read More


ShopNotes Issue 71
September 2003
Precision Mortising Table

… in Shop Short Cuts on page 28. Now, step over to the drill press and drill the two holes for the studded knobs that lock the base to the tabletop…you can fasten the tabletop down with screws. SECOND: CLAMP TABLE AT OPPOSITE END a. TABLE END TABLETOP #8 x 1!/2" Fh WOODSCREW FASTEN TABLE AT ONE CORNER WITH ONE SCREW (SEE DETAIL ‘a’) FIRST: …Read More


ShopNotes Issue 100
July 2008
Sliding Table

press-on knobs to the screws to make the fence easy to remove.) Building in an adjustment so you can square up the fence is easy. Just drill a slotted hole in the"table…/ PRESS-ON KNOB — FENDER WASHER RAI5ES FENCE ABOVE SAW TABLE TABLE /s SAW TABLfc FRONT VIEW of the cap screw, see Fig. 14a. 7b make this work, you'll need to drill a hole…Read More


ShopNotes Issue 15
May 1994
Table Saw Cabinets

… friend will save a lot of frustration when it comes to pressing the flaps down BEFORE AFTER { It’s …19 S H O P P R O J E C T Storage Cabinets———————————————————————————— a. b. At this point, the table saw cabinet is almost complete. (It still needs …of the block, see Fig. 8. b. LEVER ARM. After drilling the holes, I added the lever arm (BB)…Read More


ShopNotes Issue 50
March 2000
Faster Drilling & Driving

…it presses the workpiece against the fence but doesn’t create too much resistance to push the workpiece through the blade smoothly. Joinery Done Right. Cutting joinery at the table … them in Sources on page 51. Drilling & Driving Systems. One of the biggest hassles of using a drill has to be switching between drill and } Insty-Drive. Part of the …Read More


ShopNotes Issue 138
November 2014
Shop Solutions

… pieces on the drill press table and position the bolt about 1" above the workpieces. Next, apply glue and match up the pencil marks. Now turn the handle on the drill press to lower the head of the bolt so it presses tight against the workpieces, see drawing. Then tighten the …Read More


ShopNotes Issue 3
May 1992
Turning Jig

… end to a point, see box below. Then drill a hole in the block to support and position the bolt on the drill press table. TOOL rest ASSEMBLY. The last part of…a lathe standing on end, the drill press chuck turns a block between two centers: a drive center and a tailstock. Step 4: Next, position the base on the drill press table so the edge of the…Read More


ShopNotes Issue 5
September 1992
Oscillating Drum Sander

drilling) supplies in easy reach with a storage rack on each side of the platform. ShopNotes C. Fence. A simple fence with a built-in clamping system also lets you use the sanding platform as a drill press table… the feed lever and drill the holes. After removing the scrap and adjusting the height of the drill press table (Step 6), all that’s left…Read More


ShopNotes Issue 32
March 1997
Adjustable V-Block System

… 65 ShopNotes J I G S & A C C E S S O R I E S Drill Press Table ————————————————————————————— 7 CUT NOTCH TO FIT AROUND DRILL PRESS COLUMN 1!/2" RADIUS 3" 3" 7" (20" x 30") G TABLE C L 4" 4" 3" #/8" T-NUT (18 TOTAL) OPTIONAL SPACER PROVIDES CLEARANCE FOR HAND CRANK !/8" CHAMFERS { Drill Press Table. This drill press table and hold…Read More


ShopNotes Issue 65
September 2002
Thin Pieces -- Safe & Accurate

…Then END VIEW TOP VIEW WORKPIECE you can start the drill press DRILL PRESS and feed the workpiece FENCE between the drum and …DRILL PRESS TABLE SECOND: 2 DRILL PILOT HOLE FOR SCREW LAYERS OF PLASTIC KEEP DOWEL FROM SPINNING FIRST: DRIVE #8 x 1!/2" Fh WOODSCREW INTO END OF DOWEL 26 ShopNotes No. 120 Drilling Template When it comes to drillingRead More


ShopNotes Issue 120
November 2011