This idea evolved after I contracted to drill a series of precise holes in a pile of large panels. To support the drill press over the panels I built a 2×6 bridge as shown, and pipe-clamped it to a sturdy workbench. I removed the base of the drill press and used the drill table (reversed and rotated 180¡) as an anchor to the bridge. I secured the top of the drill column by installing two V-notched boards on my shop’s ceiling joists. Fences and stops fastened to the workbench position the panels for accurately spaced holes.

John D. Todd, No. Falmouth, Mass.

Fine Woodworking Magazine, June 1985 No. 52

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