Drill Press Table for Ridgid DP1550

That’s a nice one. BZ

-- Dudley Young USN Retired. Sebastian, Fl.

Great looking table. I have the same drill press and have started to build my own table. How did you attach the table to the OEM table?

-- EDS

Welcome to Lumberjocks!

Nicely done, this is one thing I have not gotten around to doing yet.

-- Randy "You are judged as much by the questions you ask as the answers you give..."

Welcome to LJ.
Thanks for sharing.

I like the addition of the draw to the table. Great place to keep drill bits and and and.

-- Bruce, Arnold MD bjordan443@aol.com

This is a great table, I really need to stop playing and build something like this for mine. Good work!

-- Dale, Oregon

Good looking drill table. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Really nice drill table.
Welcome you,
MaFe

-- Mad F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.

To EDS-
The drill press table is mounted through (4) 5/16” carriage bolts and star knobs underneath the table. Oversized fender washers between the bottom of the factory table and the star knobs make for a secure connection.
Thanks

-- Willie, Washington "If You Choose Not To Decide, You Still Have Made a Choice" - Rush

Welcome to you

A good project

Nicely done

Good work

-- Diggerjack-France ---The only limit is the limit of the mind and the mind have no limit

You put a lot more finesse into your table than I did in mine.

Now I see that I’ll have to start on modifications on mine…. dust collection for starters. The removable insert… no more coffee breaks for me… and the white top.

You set a very high standard.

-- Al H. - small shop, small projects...

great looking drill press table…

-- New Project = New Tool... it's just the way it is, don't fight it... :)

Not sure how I missed this before?

Great table… nicely designed and executed. I’ve got the same drill press, so this is a good visual reference for when I construct a table for mine.

I never really gave much thought to building dust collection built into the drill press itself and was thinking about how to have something hovering over it. From what I can tell, there is space around the corners of your insert, correct? Does this do a good job all around, including when using forstner bits that tend to throw larger shavings/chips?

If you’re drilling something on the smaller side, I’m assuming you either swap out the insert, or just use a backer board?

Now you’ve gotten me to thinking, as I never saw the article you’re referring to in Woodsmith magazine (as I’m not a subscriber).

-- Jonathan, Denver, CO "Constructive criticism is welcome and valued as it gives me new perspectives and helps me to advance as a woodworker."

Jonathan –
Yes the dust collection works well. I knock off the four corners of the sacrificial inserts, and holes below pull the chips away. Of course drill presses don’t create a lot of fine dust, but excess chips can affect the accuracy of your work. If you are drilling through holes, it removes a lot of the chips that way, but if you are drilling stopped holes on a large board you will have to sweep the chips into the vacuum occasionally with your hand.
The inserts are just 3/4” mdf. If you need a really clean hole just put in a new insert (or re-use one with a smaller hole in it). As long as the insert can back up the cut, it will give you a clean hole.
The real advantage of the dust collection is that you can use sanding drums lowered partially into the table. Either drill a hole in the insert sized 1/4” larger than the sanding drum, or just pull the insert out. That way the fine dust is pulled away quickly, without interfering with the sanding operation.

-- Willie, Washington "If You Choose Not To Decide, You Still Have Made a Choice" - Rush

How well does the handle clear the table when you raise and lower it?

Scott

-- All lessons are repeated until learned

Scott-
The drawer needs to be about 5” tall to accept the Rockler “tool port”. Since the lower box is not as deep as the table top, there is plenty of room to turn the height adjustment handle. If you simply bolted a table directly to the drill press, the handle would hit the table. Since the auxillary table needs to be higher anyways, it made sense to incorporate a drawer and dust collection chamber.

-- Willie, Washington "If You Choose Not To Decide, You Still Have Made a Choice" - Rush