Showing 101 through 120 out of 202 articles containing "drill press table"
Coffee Table
… SECTION and washer VIEW ¼ E D½ 3⁄8"round- 2¾ over 1⁄8" round- over C 1 ½ 1⁄8 5⁄16 END VIEW Bring the Table Together with RAILS & A TOP The three parts that remain to be made have… of the blade. of the mortises. You’ll spend some time at the drill press making holes for both. Then a little time at the bench squaring up the …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 275
October 2024
Router Table
…FIGURE 1 FRONT EDGE OF TABLE PRESS WASHER ONTO SQUARE SHOULDER OF BOLT ft SUPPORT ARM T 'VW' ,W" PLYWOOD WASHER Vt" x 2" CARRIAGE BOLT DRILL '/." HOLE IN …table with 2"-long carriage bolts, wing nuts, and "shop-made" W plywood washers. These plywood washers are cut to size to fit in the groove in the support arms. Then they're pressed…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 22
July 1982
Round Dining Table
…pressing it down with a veneer roller (or a rolling pin). cur insert. Whether you use hardwood plywood or the veneered particle board, you should have a 4'x4' workpiece for the table…. 16. The slides I bought have pre-drilled mounting holes. I marked their position on the bottom of the table top, drilled pilot holes, and then screwed the extension…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 30
November 1983
Sliding Cut-Off Table
…screws and washers. To do this, turn the sliding table over and drill pilot holes in the fence and support rail, see Fig.… your table saw, see Fig. 11a. (Note: If your saw doesn't have holes in the table edge, you'll have to drill a hole for…hairline, see Fig. 17a. Remove the rest of the backing and press the tape onto the fence. (You'll have to cut …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 73
February 1991
Table Saw Sleds
…the sled square to the blade Countersink screws FOURTH: Press the sled on the runner FIFTH: Flip the… the blade Fence Countersink screws a. Runner BRIDGE Pre-drill runner for #6 x %/8" screws Clearly, a sled makes a lot of …working with a crosscut sled for a while, I started thinking of other table saw tasks that could be improved with a sled …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 227
October 2016
Tips & Techniques
…drill press table, refer to Fig. 2. To make the jig, I start by jointing one edge of a 2x6 or 2x8 flat and square. (This provides a stable surface to sit on my drill press table… of the jig on the drill press table, set the workpiece into the cutout area, and drill, see Fig. 2. Louis C. Johnson Davenport, Iowa 2 i' f^1 LoJ // //HOLD …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 71
October 1990
Shop Notes
…on page 6. holding JIG. So I made a jig for the drill press table. The jig holds the leg off one side of the table so it's straight up and down under the bit…the drill press table is perfectly perpendicular to the drill bit. To do this, swing the table from under the chuck and place the jig on the table. Now adjust the table so your longest drill…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 82
August 1992
Tips & Techniques
… detail ‘a.’ R. B. Himes Vienna, Ohio No. 118 4 Drill Press Fence In the past, I used to just clamp a board to my drill press table whenever I needed a fence. But trying to position… base is just a piece of 3/ "-thick plywood that is 4 mounted to the drill press table with carriage bolts, see detail ‘b’. The stop block is also made from 1 1/2"-…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 118
August 1998
Tips & Techniques
…made a set of U-shaped blocks that fit over a short fence attached to my drill press table, see Fig. 1. The blocks are all cut to width to match…drilling a hole, just remove one block and slide the workpiece down to drill the next hole. Repeat this process until all the holes are drilled. Ernest Becker Lacey, Washington Woodsmith 1 No. 127 Table…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 127
February 2000
Tips & Techniques
…the chuck of the drill press. The bottom nail is held in a hole I drilled in the middle of a piece of plywood clamped to the drill press table. Then the table can be raised so the bottom nail is inside the hole. a. b. With the drill press …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 148
August 2003
Tips & Techniques
…our readers Drill Press Vacuum Tray I built an auxiliary table for my drill press and have found it to be very useful. But whenever I drill a lot of holes, I find the table overwhelmed …top edge of the table. A notch at the center of the tray allows me to remove the insert of the drill press table when needed. Now, when drilling a bunch of holes, a…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 162
December 2005
Tips & Techniques
… & Techniques Variable Angle Drill Press Jig Drilling angled holes is not difficult to do on a drill press. But having to tilt the table and then reset it square can be … takes a few minutes to set up and drill angled holes, rather than spending a lot of time resetting my drill press table every time. John Schueltz State College, Penn. a. 4 …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 174
December 2007
Tips & Techniques
… from our readers Drill Press Extension I find it difficult to drill holes near the end of a long board. The board teeters on my small drill press table and I …drill. So I built the auxiliary table you see in the photo. It’s just three pieces of lumber sandwiched together to make a long extension table that hooks over my existing drill press table…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 196
August 2011
Shop Notebook
…from end of blank 4 Glue plugs into holes and pare flush Drill Press Stop Blocks The apron core of the demilune table is made by gluing up several layers of MDF. To …assembly. To do this, I simply used a couple of stop blocks on my drill press table. I set up a long fence on my drill press and then clamped a stop block at each end — one for each …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 199
February 2012
Tips & Techniques
….com • 5 { These shop-made hold-downs are custom fit to the slots of your drill press table. Two of these clamps will cover all your needs. Star knob and clamp (…of the four slots in the table. Each one starts with a plywood, ‘T’- shaped base that fits into the opening of the slots in the drill press from underneath. A carriage bolt passes 2 …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 227
October 2016
Tips & Techniques
… b. Drawer side !/4 !/4 SIDE SECTION VIEW 6 • Woodsmith / No. 243 Drill Press Hold-Down If you’re anything like me, holding parts at the drill press tends to be hard on your hands.… end lines up with my T-track and is the attachment point to my drill press table. Using it is just as simple as the construction. After positioning my workpiece, I…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 243
June 2019
Tools & Techniques
…Hold-down clamps Carpenter's triangle Drill press guide While I was building the Trestle Table shown in this issue, I needed to rip five-foot-long boards. "Hold-down clamps," I …Drilling holes for dowel pins in the end of a piece of wood can be a real hassle -- even if you have a drill press. While I was making the rungs on the Double Duty Table…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 1
January 1979
Routing Techniques
…used a %" straight router bit for routing, and set the speed of the drill press at 4200 rpm. To cut the third and fourth trays (shaded…exposed, and perilously close to your fingers. SINGLE TRAY ON A ROUTER TABLE Vi" BORDER FENCE STRAIGHT ROUTER BIT •6Vi' TIP OF FLUTE 6 14' 1 1 1 -:l 1 6!4' -B-…Read More
