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Shop Notes
…so it rides against the outside of the table. FENCE FOR DRILLING MORTISES I think the easiest way to rough out a mortise is on a drill press. To make the job easier and more…work-piece. Then clamp the jig to the drill press table, and hold the "x" side of the work-piece firmly against the fence. Now drill a shallow (trial) hole in the work-piece.…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 18
November 1981
Tips & Techniques
…1st — DRILL HOLE IN SCRAP, THEN INSERT DOWEL i ±% J^% '^jl/L^ KEEP SCRAP CLAMPED TO TABLE KS 2nd — CHANGE BITS, AND DRILL HOLE Then keeping the block clamped to the drill press table, remove the bit from the chuck and insert the dowel in the hole. By keeping the block clamped in its original position, the drill press…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 34
August 1984
Ladder-Back Chair
… leg to sit down flat on the drill press table. I solved this problem by putting a 5"-long 9 flsIJjl &\ CLAMP2x4 i'l //] FENCE TO DRILL \L—D /t^LL PHESS,TABLE ijl 2^ -*^z3iB&£--~~^—Eisr\t=s '^rf^[\^C v*"BIT ON N ■~">Lf— \ thickness^^-ij DRILL W-DEEP \ ~^^C =^\s MORTISES…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 64
August 1989
Shop Stool
… drill press table with the point of your 1" drill bit. Then, adjust the front edge of the jig so it's perpendicular to a line through the bit and the center of the drill press… lilt the drill press table to 7°. Then, clamp the jig to the table so the groove is centered under a 5/S" bit and square to the edge of the table, see Fig. 11. Now drill a …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 76
August 1991
Micro-Adjustable Fence
… accurate, I built a special fence. (It even works on a drill press table.) The fence has two unique features. First, it's micro…--. 2" X s ^ \ CORNER © TOP V* DRILL -DIAMETER HOLES 5 STRAIGHT-BIT yyy ~y><' y™ / / V^^CORNER s^ y TABLE — FENCE f' /fC? ROUT SLOT Z&r IN MULTIPLE…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 82
August 1992
Shaker Bench
…. And to drill the holes for all the spindles at the same angle, I wanted to use the drill press. But there was a problem — the drill press table doesn't tilt … the drill press table. Especially when drilling angled holes. So before drilling the holes in the back half of the seat, I made a support platform and bolted it to the drill press table, see…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 88
August 1993
Tips & Techniques
… Sub-base Bellingham, Washington The jig consists of a sub-base that bolts to a drill press table (see Side Section View). An adjustable base is attached to the sub-base… chuck up small drill bits. And when I need my drill press for big jobs, I can remove the smaller chuck from the 1⁄2" drill chuck as easily as changing drill bits. IMPACTOR DRIVER …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 181
February 2009
Tips & Techniques
… 3!/4 4 #8 x 1!/4" Fh woodscrew NOTE: All parts made from #/4" plywood 4 Woodsmith No. 192 Threaded Insert Helper I use a drill press (with the power off) to install threaded inserts. But trying to…my left hand free to hold the workpiece in place on the drill press table. And I have a clear view of the work. Roger Tumbleson Lake Havasu City,…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 192
December 2010
Tips & Techniques
…place and centers it under the drill bit as well. As you can see in the photo, the jig fits the drill press table. I installed it with a couple of …2!/2 SIDE SECTION VIEW 2!/4 SUB BASE #/4 SIDE SECTION VIEW !/4" - 20 carriage bolt Jig attaches to drill press table with !/4" - 20 threaded insert and star knob c. No. 194 4 Woodsmith No. 194 …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 194
April 2011
Making Round Cuts
…Answers Drill Press Hold-Downs I just finished making the drill press table from ShopNotes No. 38 (available on WoodsmithPlans.com). I wanted to know if you had any advice on where to drill some holes… you can drill more as you see fit. FIRST HOLE. But how do you know where to drill the first set? I’d locate these on the left side of the table (…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 246
December 2019
Tips & Techniques
…. Then I chuck the "plug" in a drill press (a lathe or even an electric drill will also work), and round the…about f TRY-SQUARE £ 2 — ■ - A STRAIGHT-EDGE TABLE TOP l< "> 0 0 0 y 1---------- 1 - J ARBOR FLANGE V 6" above the saw table surface, to check the vertical alignment …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 23
September 1982
Pin Router
…drilled through the 2" thickness of the arm to give the pin as much support as possible. It's best to use a drill press here so the hole is exactly perpendicular to the router table. clamping bolt. To hold the guide pin tightly in this hole, I added a clamping bolt at the end of the pin arm. First, drill a 'A" hole (horizontally)…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 28
July 1983
Tips & Techniques
…threaded inserts that works every time — using a drill press. First, I chuck a 3" long machine bolt in the Jacobs chuck on the drill press. (Most Jacobs chucks will open wide enough …shop, it works like a charm. Mark Bryan Enid, Oklahoma ROUTER TABLE INSERTS I've completed the router table shown in Woodsmith No. 20, and there's one change I've …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 30
November 1983
Talking Shop
… hand and using a machine is speed. In the past, I've cut mortises with a drill press. This involves drilling a series of holes, and then cleaning them out with a chisel. (For more on … from the base. This means you can mount the router's base to the Mortising Table but still remove the motor to change bits easily. SPIRAL END MILL BITS Although …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 67
February 1990
Box Joint Jig
… slots can be cut by drilling overlapping holes on the drill press, or by using a mortising table or router table. Now screw the fixed plate…10. INDEX ™>". , PIN ' a. THESE DIMENSIONS MUST BE THE SAME CHAMFER f \ NOTE; DRILL HOLES TO ALIGN WITH THREADED INSERTS TOP EDGES —-\ W \ Va" 1/16" '7 …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 78
December 1991
Tips & Techniques
… Bolt fence extension to rip fence NOTE: Use 3A"-thick hardwood "STRETCHING" A ROUTER TABLE ■ Recently, I had to rout a dovetail groove near the center of a large panel. But… the drill press. Next, set the drill press to a depth that produces the proper sized hole (test this setting on the edge of the tin). With the power to the drill press …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 91
February 1994
Molded Bridle Joint
…molded bridle joint. Except for some final paring, nearly everything can be done on the table saw. MAKING THE BLANKS. A bridle joint is made by cutting an “open” mortise and a…third of the thickness of the workpiece. To cut this mortise, I don’t have to use a drill press or spend any time squaring up the mortise with a chisel. Since the mortise is …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 113
October 1997
Resawing Lumber
… THE DRILL PRESS To ensure the drum makes contact with the full width of the strip, it has to be lowered slightly below the surface of the table. This requires an auxiliary table with…, the face of each needs to be cleaned up. To do this, you can use a drill press with a fence and a large drum sander, see photo above. (Set the speed to no more…Read More
