I was glad to see David Harvey’s idea for an auxiliary drill-press table (Fine Woodworking #101, p. 12) because I had recently purchased a floor-standing drill press. However, when I built my auxiliary table, I modified the fence so that it would position easily and have more range.

The primary modification to the fence is the clamping device. This is simply a 1/4-in. carriage bolt through an L-shaped block that, when tightened, grips the bottom of the table. A steel guide pin, made from the shank of a salvaged bolt, keeps the block lined up.

Arthur W. Griggs, Glencoe, Ill.

Fine Woodworking Magazine, October 1994 No. 108

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