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Tips & Techniques
…drill press HANDLE 2 #/4" -dia. #/4 BASE !/2 #/8"-rad. BASE BASE #/8 Shower door roller Drill Press Table Gauge After building a new auxiliary table for my drill press, I wanted to ensure that the table was exactly perpendicular to the drill press…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 217
February 2015
Tips & Techniques
…8 • Woodsmith / No. 237 Drill Press Table Jack My drill press doesn’t have a crank to raise and lower the table. So moving the table on my drill press can be a …drill press table jack uses a mechanical advantage to allow me to easily raise or lower the table with one hand. I can simply move the arm to the closest set of notches, loosen the table…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 237
June 2018
Drop-Leaf Table
… a radial arm saw by mounting a drill chuck on the accessory arbor and using a %" straight router bit, Pig. 1. (This can also be done on a drill press.) The next step is to trim … faces (those without the mortises) — is placed along the line between the table and fence, Fig. 3. (Table saw: Corner B is the first part of the leg to make contact with …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 11
September 1980
Shaker Side Table
… Shaker Community in Enfield, Conn. I had only a photograph to go by when I built the table shown in the photograph to the right. It cannot rightfully be called a true reproduction… are centered on the leg and intersect at the middle. I clamped a fence to the drill press and cut the mortises down the center with a lA" router straight bit, speed 4200…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 11
September 1980
Butler's Tray Table
… b& op a drill press to cut the slot both r&. Then, without changing the fence, I mortises in khe legs. Then the hunched tls tenons were cut on a table saw.…table saw, and finally, rounded over the outside edges with a muter using a J/e" q d - r o d bit. The final step i8 to cut out the holes for the handIes. First I marked the points for drilling…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 14
March 1981
T.V. Tray Tables
… Ti hs %"-wide groove is routed, % e " q p . can be done on a drill press with a routing collet and router bit, or on a router table. (A router with an edge guide can be used, but the… the legs, and press the end of the stretcher on the center points, Fig. 8. These holes are difficult to drill; but we managed to do it on a drill press by holding the…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 16
July 1981
Coffee Table
… side of the table, and the edge grain (with the glue lines) would be at the ends. Then I cut the mortises on a drill press by drilling a series of holes with a %" bit. CHAMFER EDGES. After the mortises were cut, I chamfered all four corners and the top and bottom edges of the legs on the router table…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 25
January 1983
Nested Tables
…to pre- vent accidently drilling angled mortises because of a tilting leg. Before the mortises are cut, lay out all four legs for each table and label their position …. 1. Be sure that only the smallest table is marked for mortises between the front legs for a front apron. I used the drill press to drill W-wide slot mortises "An" deep, centered…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 28
July 1983
Queen Anne Side Table
…Fig. 5. After the mortises were marked on all four legs, I drilled them out on a drill press by drilling a series of overlapping holes. Then I cleaned up the cheeks with a…SHOULDER CUT SQUARE UP SHOULDER FENCE TABLE TOP FIGURE 24 TABLE TOP EDGE PROFILE ROUND OVER EDGE ON ROUTER TABLE ROUTER TABLE FENCE TABLE TOP 1/4" ROUND-OVER BIT DETAIL…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 43
February 1986
Kid's Table
…spacers on the table top. (To make sure these holes are straight, bore them with a drill press.) Note: …of polyurethane. FIGURE 5 M SHORT FRAME CONSTRUCTION 16V. 4. © r J ® LEG UPRIGHT f 2" DRILL ALL SHANK HOLES ® BEFORE SHORT ASSEMBLING FRAME fRAMES RAILS^ 2" ~T T 3Vi" 4" ® -I7V." 2" ® M ®…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 56
April 1988
Craftsman-Style Table Lamp
… sand up to the lines is to use a 11/2"-dia. drum sander mounted in a drill press (Fig. 3). 1 B 4" B BRACKET BRACKET NOTE: 5!/2" x 48' piece of 1"-thick cherry needed to build lamp (plus …of the profile. To remove the waste between the starter holes, I used the router table with a straight bit (Figs. 8 and 8a). (To help you “see,” you’ll need to…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 133
February 2001
Drilling Square Holes
…drill press attachments, but you should check a mortising machine periodically as well. To do this, I lower the bit and set a small machinist’s square on the table alongside the bit. On the drill press, if it’s out of square, you can easily adjust the table. On a mortis- ing…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 152
April 2004
Curved-Stretcher Accent Table
… Making the hour-glass-shaped stretchers is the most challenging part of building the table, so that’s where I started. But you’ll find that the process is pretty straightforward. … as you can see in detail ‘a’ above. I like to “rough out” the mortises on the drill press. Then I can clean up the edges and square up the ends with a chisel. TAPERS …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 161
October 2005
Tall Kitchen Table
…Drilling Mortises Layout Mortises. Clamp the leg blanks together and make the top/bottom marks using a square. Mark the sides with a straightedge. 24 Drill Out Mortises. With a fence on the drill press, drill…Z-fasteners • (16) #8 x 21⁄2" Fh Woodscrews • (16) #8 x 3⁄4" Ph Woodscrews Island Worksurface This tall table also makes a handy …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 167
October 2006
The Ultimate Drill Bit
…board to prevent blowout underneath the workpiece. Finally, it’s important to match the drill press speed to the bit you’re using to prolong the cutting …bit will stay on course even when you tilt the table to drill angled holes. Watch Your Speed Recommended Drilling Speeds Hardwoods Bit Diameter 1⁄ "– 3⁄ " 4 8 1 ⁄2"– 1" 1⁄ "– 2" 18 Maximum RPM …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 210
December 2013
Sewing Table
…locations. 34 • Woodsmith / No. 255 UPPER SIDE RAIL (2!/4"x 16#/4") B a. !/4 I routed the grooves at the router table. You don’t want the grooves to show at the bottom of the legs. And …ends of the grooves. All of the mortises on both faces are done at the drill press, then squared up as well. TAPER THE LEGS. The main drawing on the previous …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 255
June 2021
Troubleshooting Drilled Mortises
….com 1HHG WR ÀDWWHQ D ERDUG" We have your solution! Whether it’s CNC, router table or handheld, we’ve got the bits you need. Get precise dados with … common way of describing the process of mortising with a drill press. I view it 1 The the mortise mortise. starts by drilling a hole at Then drill holes that leave each end of some waste …Read More
