Drill Press Table And Fence Plans

Cut pieces for table and mark lines for dovetail groves.

Drill press table and fence plans.

Cut the clearance hole on the fence with a 2 1 2 in. What you get. Before the 1 2 pieces could be glued i needed to cut a notch in one of the pieces to. The new one with a new fence design.

To get started on this project i cut two pieces of 3 4. Adding a larger drill press table and fence to your drill press will allow you to drill consistent holes along the same plane every time as well as provide support for larger pieces of wood. For stability table material should be at least 11. I made this drill press table about nine years ago.

And i m rewriting this article to replace the original one i wrote back then because i ve also remade the table as well. This new one is not much different a bit bigger and the fence is improved. An auxiliary table and an adjustable fence are the first two improvements most woodworkers make to a bare bones drill press. The top started similar to the workbench top using a piece of 3 4 mdf.

Making a drill press table this is a general plan. An adjustable fence versatile clamping options and a built in dust collection system. Diy drill press table and fence step 1. Ill be using this matchfit dovetail clamp pro kit from microjig.

Microjig hardware used in this project. Drill press table with storage. Cutting parts for the top and inserts. The drill press table is built to have an adjustable fence that helps with drilling holes that have equal centres and a stop block that helps to make repeatable drilling operations alongside the fence.

I got rid of the replaceable insert in the middle. Drill press table and fence step 1. So it offers plenty of support when working with long pieces. Cut the 3 4 in wide dadoes on the table saw.

The adjustable fence quickly and accurately slides along two t shaped slots in the table and a built in clamp locks it in place. Hole saw on the drill press. Screw the fence together before applying the laminate then rout that as you did with the tabletop. Drill press table fence.

It can be ripped away later. Rout out the 1 2 in deep recess for the throat plate. Customize the table dimensions and the size and position of the relief cutout at the back of the table to fit your drill press or work patterns. Drill press tables woodworking drill press table.

This table is much larger than the metal drill press table. Determine how long and wide you want the table to be. Gluing the top. 2 build a riser box to elevate the new table above the drillpress table elevation crank 2 risers sandwiched between.

Cut your material to size. 1 to save a glue up step include the fence in the sizing of the plywood boards.