Showing 121 through 140 out of 202 articles containing "drill press table"
Talking Shop
…Shop MORTISING: ROUTER VS. DRILL PRESS ■ Why does Woodsmith usually show moiiises being cut 011 a drill press? Have you considered cutting them on the router table by plunging the ■wood …and how high the bit will stick above the top of your router table. A drill bit can usually cut a deeper m ortise. REPEAT PASSES. Next, unless the mortise is…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 64
August 1989
Tips & Techniques
…top of the saw table and the spacer clears the top of your table saw rip fence. Then, to gel a secure grip on the push block, 1 drilled a 'W-dia. hole and glued a …TABLE HOLD-IN JIG I've designed this wooden wheel jig to hold a workpiece tight against the fence on my router table. But it can also be used on a table saw, band saw, or drill press…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 68
April 1990
Tips & Techniques
…close to a machine. A push stick on the side of a table saw. Router wrenches near the router table. Or a chuck key on the drill press. All it takes is a strip of Velcro on the … work-piece on the table saw.
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Woodsmith Issue 69
June 1990
Tips & Techniques
… Tips & Techniques DRILLING OUT MORTISES ■ Recently, I had to cut a number of mortises. So I chucked a brad point bit in my drill press and drilled a series of holes along the …the tools from being damaged. Howard B. Simpkins Northridge, California Woodsmith No. 82 ROUTER TABLE PUSH BLOCK ■ Routing the ends of long or narrow pieces of wood …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 82
August 1992
Tips & Techniques
… out the holes correctly, the drill bit will sometimes slip while drilling them. To overcome this problem, I made a jig that guides my drill bit and spaces the holes … the roller is aligned with the table on your saw. William McMullen Milford, Connecticut Drill Press Fence Drilling long pieces of stock on a drill press can be a challenge. To make …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 106
August 1996
Tips & Techniques
…of leg until you reach perimeter of circle Drill Press Depth Stop For a long time, I had trouble with the depth stop on my drill press. It seems the vibration from the motor…wood edging. In order to sand the edging flush with the surface of the table without scratching the laminate, I made a custom sanding block, see drawing. Simply cut a rabbet …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 114
December 1997
Tips & Techniques
…No. 147 { Fit two grits of sandpaper on a disc sander at the same time. 4 Drill Press Sanding Jig I make a lot of wooden toys for my grandchildren, such as push horses… time. Walt Boyd Yakima, Washington FIXING LOOSE FASTENERS I’ve found that table top fasteners are great for connecting a table top to a frame. But if the groove is a little off,…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 147
June 2003
Country Pine Cupboard
…the stiles. To make it easier to cut the tenons, I installed a dado blade in the table saw and attached an auxiliary fence on the rip fence. Then position the fence …drill countersunk shank holes, and fasten it in place with screws. And to cover the screw heads, I added plugs that I cut from the same pine stock using a plug cutter in the drill press…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 148
August 2003
Tips & Techniques
…Drill Press Storage Cart In a small workshop, making the most of every square inch of space is important. One area that has always gone unused, is the space around my floor model drill press…jig or workpiece. Melvin VanDyke Belpre, Ohio a. Router Table Hold-Down While working on my router table recently, I noticed that the workpiece had a tendency…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 153
June 2004
Tips & Techniques
…a different technique. Instead of using the router, I chucked a 1/ "-dia. straight bit in my drill press, as 4 illustrated in the drawing at left. Now I can see what’s happening and… Ruegsegger • Assoc. Editor: Joel A. Hess Splitter Set-Up Jig Using a splitter on the table saw is an important safety step. It keeps the workpiece from binding against…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 154
August 2004
Tips & Techniques
… Digital Drill Press Setting the depth on my drill press using the factory installed gauge is not very accurate. I like to know the precise drilling depth before I turn on the drill press. So I… Harvey De Winton, Alberta Thin Strip Gauge Cutting thin strips on the table saw is always a challenge and sometimes a safety issue. That’s why I made this…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 183
June 2009
Spice Carousel
…This assembly can then be chucked in your drill press. Position the table to within 1" under the base. You’ll use the table as a platform for a sanding block (left …drill press as before Cutting a Circle. After laying out lines and scribing the circle, cutting the body to shape is an easy task. Roundover. Using the same setup at the router table…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 217
February 2015
Tips & Techniques
…EMAIL After Drill Press Drum Sander A thickness sander is a tool that I’ve always wanted, but never purchased. When recently working on a project, I improvised one by using my drill press with a… Fence Adjustment. William Aulick of Cincinnati, OH, was changing bits in his router table and needed to keep the same fence setting. To solve this, he …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 240
December 2018
Tips & Techniques
…engage at the same time. 6 • Woodsmith / No. 241 Small Parts Tapering Sled The table saw is my preferred method to size parts. For the small toys I make,… / No. 241 Drill Press Clamp Clamping workpieces at the drill press has always given me trouble. With a big auxiliary table, you need long clamps to reach into the center of the table. One…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 241
February 2019
Tips & Techniques
… of the pedestal and insert short V41' dowels. Also drill a hole through the dowel to attach the rope inside the pedestal'.…, Illinois NOTE: ROLLER STAND FROM WOODSMITH NO. 70 ROUTER TABLE PUSH BLOCK ■ I wanted to rout the ends of long… in rolls. First, I make a handle out of W plywood. Then, press the wood handle onto the adhesive on the back…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 72
December 1990
Talking Shop
…left. cut-off table. The Cut-Off Table shown on page 14 was designed for a table saw where the… a 7/s" hole DRILL W HOLE IN WOODEN KNOB 3/4" CPVC PIPE HEX NUT SIZED TO FIT ADJUSTMENT ROD drilled in the…during preceding 12 months A. Total no. copies printed (net press run)...................305,567 B. Paid and/or requested circulation: 1. …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 73
February 1991
Tips & Techniques
… Cornell N. Bogdan, Sr. Westfield, Massachusetts FOR ADJUSTABLE JIG, DRILL HOLES AND ATTACH PIECES WITH BOLT AND WING NUT 'a. …into a table, see Fig. 1. (Editor's note: Tlie same idea could be used to cover a table saw or router table.) To… I place the inlay strip in position on the workpiece and press it into the glue. 1 Tien place a piece …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 77
October 1991
Low-speed Grinder
… miter gauge slots, using washers to shim them above the table, see Fig. 2a. Then I set the base in place and pressed down until the glue had set. STOPS . Next, I added screws… and screwed them to the base. (The shank holes have already been drilled, but you’ll need to drill pilot holes for the 21/2"-long screws.) With the mandrel blocks in place…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 111
June 1997
Stub Tenon and Groove Joinery
… groove is substituted for a deep mortise. Cutting a centered groove at the table saw is easier and faster than drilling out and cleaning up a mortise. And since the groove is continuous… flip it over and make a matching cut across the opposite face. Be sure you press down firmly on the workpiece so you get a full-depth cut. Compare the tenon…Read More
