Drill press

Drill press I made to hold my hand drill........

Step 1: Mount to table

I used 1- 3/4" pipe, one piece 6", one piece 9", one corner angle, and two flanges.......Just bolted to table and slider board......

Comments

[Mexicoman]

Not to knock your project, which is sort of neat, but there are used craftsman drill presses available used for as low as $80 on the net. They are good stuff, durable accurate, and very versatile. I found mine for $40 and it needed the gear piece on the side of the stand that raised the table. I found one used for $10. Up to you, but sometimes there is little savings to build a wobbly wood drill press. I know, I did the same in 1958.

[bjkayani]

wanna know how sturdy and firm it is....actually??

[hosseinkh]

Realy Nice Idea . Goodjob

[shazni]

how do you drill at an angle?

[SIRJAMES09]

instead of using a clamp or 2, what about "U" shaped ins with a locking key of some kind...it would be just as safe but you could seperate the drill from the press faster....

again, just a thought...

[SIRJAMES09]

there is also a type of roller balls that can be screwed/nailed in between the boards to make them slide...these roller balls would last forever where as the wood will eventually wear out...

Just a thought...

[glorybe]

This is one of the better home built presses that I have seen. You did a great design job although I have a thing for larger diameter pipes in relation to flexing.

[5STARGBLOOD]

MINE LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE THT BUT ITS TOOL SHOP!

[Eye Poker]

How accurate is the drill?

[Z.K.]

Nice instructable though it could use a step by step approach.

[pdeboer]

Did you add an electrical switch? Or do you lock the drill on when you are ready? That seems awkward, but maybe it's not a big deal.

[busupholstery]

It's plugged into a power strip with switch on side of table.......so I just lock it on and use the power strip switch.........

[barneytomb]

Very nice, I'm definitely adding this to my mobile shop along with my Beer box lathe, and table saw attachment for my power saw.

[pmartinez]

This is great, thanks can't wait to start building it. I'm planning to add a 45degree mobility. if it comes out fine, I'll post it.

[cephalopoid]

I'm sorry, but I just don't seem to follow how I could make one myself. Yours looks nice, but where and how and why are you mounting what material to what? This instructable needs some more text.

[mrmath]

How much did you spend on making this?

[busupholstery]

$12.00

[busupholstery]

O.K.......I took off the aluminum slides and installed two 8" drawer slides between the boards.........works much better......very solid..........

[DIY Dave]

Cool, I think I'll make one.

[Diego E]

Awesome response to lack resources and space.
Thank you very much.

[nickodemus]

Nice work!