| Project by Chris Murphy | posted 273 days ago | 974 views | 1 time favorited | 4 comments |  |
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hi,
this is my table i made for my drill stand. not being able to afford a drill press at the moment i thought i would try to enhance the drill stand that i have.
its not perfect, because unlike a drill press, you cant raise the table to the drill, but its a lot better than it was, with just the vice underneath it. the table is made from 2 peices of marine ply and the surround is hardwood. for t track i just used some old drawer runners that i had, they work very well. made the clamps for the t track to finsh the table off.
if anyone has just a drill stand, i hope this can give you some ideas.
cheers
chris…...
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Tom Godfrey
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#1 posted 273 days ago
Looks like a pretty good design. Hope it works out okay for you. Hang in there the day will come when you can get that drill press. It took me several years before I was able to buy all my shop tools and equipment. One step at a time you will get where you want to go.
-- Tom Godfrey Landrum South Carolina (tom@thcww.com)
Dusty56
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#2 posted 273 days ago
Making do with what you have …great project : )
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JR45
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#3 posted 273 days ago
Looks just fine and should hold your work steady for drilling.
Jim
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TimWood
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#4 posted 272 days ago
Nice project! I finally was able to buy a nice drill press but until I could, I found a small table top drill press at the pawn shop for $30. Keep a look out! then you can transfer your nice table to it.
-- Tim Harrelson
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