Drill Presses - Page 4 of 6

Hands Free Drill Press
October 25, 2005

I added a foot-treadle to my drill press by wrapping some plastic-covered cable around the quill and hooking it up with some other odds and ends from the hardware store.…
Drill Press DP1550
October 25, 2005

Ridgid’s 15-in. floor-standing drill press features a cast-iron base and table, with a large clamping area on the table.
Drill Press 1170
October 25, 2005

Powermatic offers a comparable 15-in. drill press as model No. 1150HD.
Drill Press JDP17
October 25, 2005

Jet’s 16-1/2-in. floor-standing drill press (now model No. JDP17MF) features a tilting worktable and a built-in worklight.
Drill Press 17-965
October 25, 2005

Delta’s 16-1/2-in. drill press features a 3/4 hp motor and micro-adjustable depth stops.
Drill Press 816-805
October 25, 2005

Woodtek’s floor-standing drill press features a cast-iron table with rack-and-pinion height adjustment.
Drilling Angled Holes
October 25, 2005

For my early American reproductions, such as cobbler's benches and step tables, I have found that splaying the legs about 5¡ in two directions is just about right. I recently…
Pin Routing on the Drill Press
October 25, 2005

Occasionally I need a pin router, but not often enough to justify the expense or to permanently dedicate the scarce shop space in my garage. So I came up with…
Drill-Press Mortising
October 25, 2005

Inspired by Ken Picou's loose-tenon joinery and Ross Day's shop-built mortiser (Fine Woodworking #98, p. 46), I turned my drill press into a mortiser by adapting a cross-slide vise. I…
Improvements for a Drill-Press Auxiliary Table
October 25, 2005

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…

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