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DRILL PRESS ACCESSORIES & JIGS sa V BLOCK xx DRILL PRESS Drill press jig lets you drill a hole through an irregularly shaped piece and have the hole enter and exit at exactly the right spots. Spindle fluting jig for cutting flutes with a router bit mounted in a drill press. Jig holds post horizontally and slides back and forth on a temporary table that fastens to the drill press table. How to drill holes exactly centered on a sphere using a drill press and a simple jig. Quick, accurate method to drill axial holes in the ends of dowels or other small sections using a drill press and two handscrews. Adjustable jig for use on a drill press makes accurate work of boring holes at compound angles. Tip shows how to make a drill press thumbscrew easier to tighten. Hole-spacing drill press jig. Accessories and tips to maximize the performance and safety of your stationary shop tools. Drill press jig for clamping wooden balls of various sizes so that holes can be drilled exactly in the center. Useful when making drawer pulls, box feet, doorknobs, etc. Roll-around stand for a small (portable) drill press features two storage drawers, a storage cabinet and retractable casters. Built from plywood. Jig for drilling pocketholes. Drill press jigs. (1) Table with tall fence is used for drilling holes in the edges of tall, narrow, thin stock. (2) Line-of-holes jig allows a row of holes to be drilled at precisely identical intervals. (3) Tilting V-block jig for drilling angled holes in round stock. Drill press holding fixture (vise) features an aft movable jaw. Drill press jig for cutting a fishmouth in the end of aircraft tubing using a hole saw. Tip: How to fit a piece of plywood inside the bottom of a drill press table to make clamping work to the table easier. Build an accessory table that clamps to the post and will swing out of the work area. Includes storage for bits, sanders, adaptors, and other small items. Simple drill press jig for drilling a hole in the exact center of a ball. Simple rip fence for a band saw or drill press is held in place using a single Quick-Grip clamp. Simple hold-down fixture for anchoring small pieces of sheet metal during drilling on a drill press. Drilling angled holes. Auxiliary wooden table is used to drill holes at any desired angle. The one shown is used to drill holes at a 5-degree angle in two directions for legs found on early American cobbler bench and step tables. Horizontal crossfeed end-boring jig converts a tilting-table drill press into an end-boring machine that will handle work pieces up to 38-in. long. Also facilitate drilling multiple holes without removing work from the jig. Can also be used horizontally for various housing and routing operations. Constructed mostly of wood. How to calculate the correct angles and set up your drill press to bore angled holes (such as those in the seat of a Windsor chair). Metal collar is used to prevent tear-out at the bottom of drill press holes. Adjustable drill-press fence is used for boring holes the same distance from an edge, or for routing with the drill press. How to route wide moldings on a Shopsmith set up in the drill press configuration. A shop-made jig serves as a guide that lets you go slowly enough to get a clean cut at 5500 RPM. Cut flutes on carved turnings using a drill press equipped with a homemade cutter and a simple fluting or reeding jig equipped with an index head. Simple jig for drilling accurately through irregular work pieces, or for drilling tricky compound angles and having the hole exit where you want it. A swing-away drill-press table. Versatile accessories help sand and rout using a drill press. Tip: Add a foot-treadle to a drill press by wrapping plastic-covered cable around the quill. Tip on adapting your drill press for use as a pin router. Tip on equipping a drill press with both a regular switch and a foot switch. Does not require modifying the drill press, only the electric receptacle. Adding a foot-pedal mechanism to advance the quill of a drill press thus leaving both hands free. Simple drill press jig for drilling centered holes in wooden balls. Make an adjustable end-boring jig for use with a drill press. Boring jig with cam-lever hold-down for drilling multiple, evenly-spaced holes in identical work pieces. Drill press technique for drilling rows of evenly spaced holes. Uses a fixture that combines indexing blocks, a fence and gauge blocks. Tip on using a beanbag to support oddly shaped items while drilling on a drill press. Drill-press sharpening tree. A vertical stack of 5 circular disks are fitted with sandpaper, felt and leather to form a low-speed sharpening machine. Drill press jig to support 2x2 stock when end-boring. Applying a plywood bottom to a drill press table can make attaching clamps easier. Tip: How to make a drill press attachment for sanding curved edges. Tip: Spiral cutter from a pencil sharpener makes an excellent rotary planer for a drill press. Sanding table for use on a drill press when using the drill press as a stationary edge drum sander. Drill press clamping jig. Work too small to be clamped to drill press table can be held safely with this jig made out of plywood and steel. Adjustable drill press fence attached to auxiliary plywood table. Make an O-clamp for your drill press. Securely holds round stock up to 2" in diameter while drilling. An auxiliary table for drill press sanding with a sanding drum. Tool rack fits column and holds bits, etc. Welded floor stand for Bench drill press. Off-the-side drill press vise. All-purpose drill press table has built-in storage drawers. Multi-adjustable drilling jig for drilling holes at exact locations. Using slitting and slotting saws in a drill press, lathe and milling machine. These midget circular saws make many jobs much easier. Drill press does drum sanding and polishing using a 12" drum rotating on a ball-bearing lathe center. An auxiliary table, adjustable up and down, clamps to the column for accurate right-angle sanding. Magnetic hold-down for a drill press is made from surplus magnets used in radar. Special clamp for attaching a drill press vise on a T-slotted table without interfering with the work in the vise jaws. Homemade toolrest, dead center and drive center lets your drill press double as a wood lathe. How to make a hold-down for the drill press that clamps to the column and can be swung out of the way when not needed. How to convert a drill press into an injection molding machine by the addition of a Quick Shooter kit. Adjustable fence for drill press can also be used on band saw. Fence is removable to accommodate a machinist's vise holder for use when cutting or drilling metal. The vise holder can also straddle the fence of a radial arm saw. How to suspend a portable router on a drill press overarm to use it like a jig-guided carving machine. Gives plan for construction of a sliding work table. How to build a rapid travel winch for a drill press table. Uses a bicycle chain and sprackets. Enables you to crank the heavy table up and down easily. Use your drill press as a tapping machine with this handle that allows you to easily turn the chuck by hand. A small auxiliary steel table, on four short legs, sits on top of your regular drill press table and is useful in drilling small parts. A piece of 2x4 wood bolted to a drill press table serves as an anchor for portable vises or clamps. Jig for attaching your router to a portable drill-press stand. The router is held firmly while you move the work being routed. Wooden V-block for your drill press. Tray mounted on the unused portion of a drill press column, below the table, holds drill bits, clamps, etc. Jig to drill a hole completely through a board that is 2" longer than the bit. How to turn dowels on your drill press. Simple wooden jig and a chisel are used to turn odd-sized dowels. Make this drill-press table lifter to save your back. Allows you to easily move the table through a range of 3" at the push of a lever. Workshop minicourse. A look at drill press accessories, bits and sanding drums. Drill press accessory board. Wall-mounted rack holds drill bits, chucks, keys, etc. It is hinged to swing out for easy access and back for storage. Tip: Use a rotary file and a milling-table vise to produce rounded ends on strips of metal, hardboard, etc. Drill press jig will enable you to accurately drill dowel holes perpendicular to the face of a 45-degree miter. Holder for three drill bits or taps attaches to the column of your drill press with a magnet. Drill press setup for drilling angled holes in wood. A chart and a simple jig make it easy to get repeatable results. Great woodworking jigs for your shop. Part 1. (1) Portable drill angle guide. (2) Drill press angle guide. Great woodworking jigs for your shop. Part 2. (1) Drill press turning jig to produce small "lathe" turnings on a drill press. (2) Drill press auxiliary table. Center-boring round stock in a drill press is made easier by using this clamping block idea. Six drill press accessories you can build. (1) Accessories chest. (2) Drill bit stand. (3) Retractable dolly. (4) Tool tray. (5) Clamping panel. (6) Centering guide. Hoist moves drill press table easily. Pedal oscillates the sanding drum on drill press. New tricks with rotary planers. Includes use in a drill press. Adjustable jackpost prevents drill press table sag. Five accessories for your drill press. Crank turns drill press for precision tapping. Work-holding center for a drill press. A hole-aligner speeds setups and improves accuracy of redrilling, countersinking, thread tapping and other drill press and lathe operations. Jig constructed from wood for a drill press will allow shaping, routing, drum sanding and jointing. Alignment tool eliminates tap breakage when tapping in a drill press or lathe. Drill press jig simplifies drilling holes in the end of many pieces of round stock. Three good accessories for a drill press. A storage case which holds bits, collars, cutters, etc. and attaches to the column of the drill press. Two auxiliary tables for drum sanding and serving as handy tool shelves when work is being done on a regular table. Sanding spindle for a drill press. How to make a guide for accurate cross-drilling of rods and tubes. Shaping jobs you can do with rotary rasps using this special drill-press table. An old bicycle hand brake, with the control lever mounted on a board on the floor for activating with our foot, becomes an easy means of giving you a third hand to hold down work being drilled. Buyer's Guide to drill presses. What is available in tools and accessories, plus a sanding table and shaper table accessory which you can make yourself. Do-it-all drill press jig. Part 1. Easy-to-make auxiliary table converts your drill press into a drum sander and router. Do-it-all drill press jig. Part 2. Six more accessories. (1) Fence for drilling equally spaced holes, (2) shaper fence, (3) V blocks, (4) pattern sanding insert, (5) freehand shaping and (6) pattern-routing insert. Build a drill press fence to keep the chuck at a fixed distance from one edge of the work piece. Includes a stop block with a sliding rod for left and right repeat settings. Master drill-press jig. Part 1. The basic table, adjustable fence, hole-spacing guide, and a V-block. Master drill-press jig. Part 2. Shaper fence, guard, pin routing, etc. Innovative tilting jig for a drill press makes it easier to bore holes at an angle. Nine practical make-it-yourself safety devices for power tools. Adjustable drill press fence and stop is designed to support long narrow boards while drilling uniformly-spaced dowel holes. Tip shows how to rig a drill press foot pedal from a bicycle brake cable and pulleys. Making and using center locators to improve the placement accuracy of holes when using a drill press (or milling machine). Jig to drill a hole into the end of small dowels or square stock. Drill press or radial saw planes lumber. Rotary planer, used in a drill press, does many jobs. Build a drill press vise. Drill press caddy features two enclosed, swing-out trays (drawers). The unit attaches to the column. Tip on using a framing square to drill holes in the same place on a number of pieces. Jig for converting your drill press into a light-duty lathe. The cutting tools are made from ordinary flat-blade screwdrivers. Simple jig and technique to drill an exactly centered hole for a cross-pin in a dowel, bolt or steel rod. Foot pedal for a drill press which operates (lowers and raises) the quill feed. Drill press tips and jigs. (1) Auxiliary table and fence. (2) Drilling deep holes. (3) Drilling holes in dowels. (4) Drilling vertically in long objects. (5) Enlarging holes. (6) Drilling evenly spaced holes. (7) Contour jig for drilling accurate holes in odd-shaped pieces. Technique and simple jig for drilling centered holes in short dowels using a drill press. Hard steel drilling made easy. How to modify a drill press for very-slow-speed operation (20-125 rpm) which is the secret to drilling difficult work. Tip suggests making a set of calibrated wedges in 5-degree increments to make it easy to drill angled holes. Drill press stand for a bench-mounted drill press features a storage drawer and storage cabinet. Counterweight makes it easier to raise and lower a drill press table. Drum-sanding table for your drill press incorporates a vacuum pickup to capture the sanding dust. An offset fence allows you to edge-sand stock. Jig for drilling three holes through a wooden ball so that the holes are perpendicular to each other and pass through the exact center of the ball. Seventeen ways to turn your drill press into a shop hero. Innovative jigs and applications for use with a drill press. Includes extended worktable, adjustable-angle jig, sanding, shaping, mortising, clamping, etc. Simple jig for squaring up a tilting table on a drill press. Drill press heroics. Part 2. Five more innovative jigs and ideas. Tip suggests putting a foot-operated switch on a drill press. Simple drill press jig for drilling centered holes in wooden balls. Hole-spacing jig for a drill press. Drill press jig for drilling into the ends of long stock or dowels. Drill press jig for boring an unlimited number of evenly spaced holes. Drill press jig idea for drilling multiple rows of evenly-spaced holes in a cribbage board. Adjustable wooden rip fence for band saw or drill press is held in place using a bar clamp. Simple drill press jig to facilitate boring vertical holes in the end of a long work piece. Coupling nuts linked to drill-press vise carriage nuts make repositioning the vise easier. Use heavy-duty door hinges to fabricate work stops which flip out of the way when not needed. A drill-press jig for drilling the holes in a door to accept European-style hinges is shown. Jig with a lever securely grips short lengths of dowel when drilling holes through the center. Drill press jig that allows drilling large centered holes into dowel ends without coming out the side. Adjustable angle-drilling jig for a drill press can tilt up to 45-degrees. If combined with a tilting drill press table, the jig is able to be set for compound angles. Tip on using a handscrew (clamp) to grip odd-shaped workpieces when using a drill press. Step-and-repeat jig for drilling uniformly spaced holes in a workpiece using a drill press. Simple jig helps locate odd-spaced holes in two or more identical workpieces. Tip on using an ordinary framing square to position multiple workpieces for uniform hole drilling with a drill press. Fence-and-stopblock system for a drill press and other machinery. Used for repetative drilling and machining. Tip: Make a drill press guide or jig when you want to drill holes in the same identical location on several identical pieces of wood. Angle drilling. Three jigs for drilling holes at an angle. Two are designed to work with a drill press and one with a portable drill. One of them is designed to hold dowels or turned legs securely while drilling. Tip: Add a lead counterweight to your drill press table to make it easier to raise and lower. Drill press jig for drilling a row of evenly spaced holes. Simple jig for drilling angled holes on a drill press. Tip: Make an auxiliary table for sanding thin stock on a drill press using a drum sander. Cabinet for a bench top drill press. Features a storage drawer, storage cabinet, drill bit storage racks, etc. Overall dimensions: 35" high, 25" wide, 20" deep. Built mostly of plywood. Auxiliary drill press table with an adjustable fence provides a much larger work surface than the cast iron table. Auxiliary table for use with a drum sander on a drill press includes a sawdust collection box with provision to attach a shop vacuum. Drill press jigs and techniques. (1) Larger table with replaceable inserts. (2) Boring mortises. (3) Drilling dowels or balls. (4) Thickness sanding with a drum sander. (5) Enlarging existing holes. Tip on making a jig to hold the work piece securely when drilling holes in contoured legs or any odd-shaped work piece. Micro-adjustable fence for a band saw is built mostly of wood. The same design can be adapted for use on a drill press. A holding jig for a drill press that facilitates drilling a straight hole into the end of a long work piece. Tip shows extra-long drill press fence made from angle iron. Bare-bones turning jig for a drill press. Stop block for drill press fence includes a dowel piston that tightens against the fence. Drill press accessory storage rack attaches to the column. Precision hole-spacing jig for a drill press. Five turns of a crank moves the work piece 0.25". Simple drill press jig to facilitate holding a dowel while drilling a hole in the end. The self-jamming clamp. Drill press accessory securely holds the work piece tight to the table. Jig for drilling holes in chair spindles and other round work. The jig can be tilted for drilling holes at an angle. Drilling jigs. (1) Adjustable wedge (10-25 degrees) for use with a drill press. (2) Adjustable wedge for use with a portable drill when drilling end-on for dowels. Tip: How to drill holes exactly at right angles to each other when drilling into cylindrical or dowel stock. Tip: Jig to bore angled holes on a drill press without a tilting table. Tip: Attach a pair of 2x4's to your drill press post. Holes in the 2x4's will store drill bits. Tip: Clamp a handscrew to a drill press table to hold a long work piece while drilling end holes. Shop-built angle fixture for the drill press. This tilting table is built from scrap plywood and provides a good flat surface for clamping work piece when drilling holes at an angle. Dead-on drilling aids. Guide block and support block help with the accurate alignment and drilling of holes with a drill press. Woodworkers magnetic drill press vise. Construct a vise for your woodworking drill press mostly from wood. Strong magnets in the base keep it from slipping on the table. Adjustable support for long work pieces is used in conjunction with a bench model drill press. Drill press becomes an oscillating sander. Simple indexing heads allow fluting, routing, grooving and cutting flats on cylindrical works. Tool rest for doing lathe work on a drill press. Smooth sanding. Part 2. Using belt sanders and sanding accessories for radial arm saws or a drill press. How to make a precision indexing fixture for a drill press. Shop tip shows how to make a jig to assure accurate radial holes when drilling into rods, pipes, tubing or wooden rounds. Lazy-Susan bearing bolted to a piece of plywood which is bolted to drill press table provides a rig for hollowing out solid wood seats. How to make an "elevator" or counterbalance to make adjusting a drill press table up or down easier. Model maker's jointer. Use a simple wooden jig, a drill press, and a counterbore bit to joint small pieces of wood. Drill press box. Attach wooden boxes (drawers) at the bottom of the column of your floor type drill press. They swing out in both directions to gain access to their contents (drill bits, accessories, etc). Simple indexing heads for lathe, drill press, jointer and saw. Use this simple accessory table and a sanding drum as a thickness sander for narrow boards. Fixture for a drill press holds your portable router and duplicates an "overarm pin router". Tips that speed drill-press work. Includes plans for an auxiliary drill press table with an adjustable fence. Drill press drum sanders (in various diameters) are made from hardwood scraps. Drill press vise with a magnetic base is built mostly from wood. Adjustable jig for a drill press holds work piece at one (or more) predetermined angles. | |||||||||
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