Drill Press table

Super good drill press table good work.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

Nice work! I need one of those, I might copy that someday.

-- I'm a lumberjock and I'm ok, I sleep all night and I work all day!

great job. I need more shop time myself…............... shop time at home not at work…........lol

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Adding a sacrificial (i.e. removable / replaceable) insert to the table top will stretch the usable life out and keep you satisfied longer.

One nice aspect of having an insert is that if you use a drum sanding attachment you can have insert plates for each size drum to keep working clearances tight.

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I like the idea of the replaceable insert also. I really need to build one of these also. Anything that makes a job easier makes it more enjoyable. Thanks for posting.

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Very nice looking, I need to do this for my DP.

-- //FC - Round Rock, TX - "Experience is what you get just after you need it"

I had planned to add the insert. Just have not gotten to it yet. I will likely use mdf or pine. Any thoughts on anything better to use for the insert?

Thanks for the comments

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1/4” hardboard is inexpensive and works great ! Just one or two observations . Your fence design holddowns really appear to limit the usefullness of the DP as far as useable stock size between drill center and fence , and the fence appears to interfere with turning the handles in the pictures .

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

Thanks for the observations. I built this for a specific purpose initially. Since I do like it so much I do plan on modifications to make it more universal. For the purpose, the fence height is not a problem but another, lower fence would make sense for other uses. Thanks for the comments, keep them coming.

-- The view only changes for the leading dog.

How I need one of these. Thanks for posting the pics.

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nice table.

I’ve done my DP table which tackles several issues with the DP – handles, replaceable inserts, vertical boring. check it out if you’re looking for ideas, might find something useful there

my DP table

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Question:

When I tried to build one of these, I found that the table got in the way of the crank.

What was your experience?

-- John

Woodspar,

I found this as well. One of the woodworking mags (I looked for it and could not find it) had a homemade adapter made by one of the readers that worked really well and moved the handle out past the table. I simply cut a smalll bevel on the bottom and the handle cleared. I have to be careful not to bust my knuckles but it is not too bad.

-- The view only changes for the leading dog.