Popular Woodworking 2004-06 № 141, страница 65
Secure the adjustable uprights to the fixed uprights with bolts and knobs for easy adjustments. Bolt the fixed base to the drill press base, making sure the drill press chuck is centered on the fixed base. use required 3/8"-deep dados, but because your hardware may be different, you should verify the track's thickness before cutting. Cut the track to length and secure it in the dados using 1/2"-long screws in the countersunk holes at the bottom of the tracks. Align the plywood tabletop so it's equally spaced - side-to-side and back-to-front - on both upright edges. If the top has to be replaced in the future, don't use glue to attach it. Rather, attach the tabletop to the adjustable uprights using only two 2"-long screws per upright. The fence is made with 3/4"-thick plywood. The horizontal and vertical fence boards are 3" high and 24" long. Attach the vertical fence board to the horizontal fence board with glue and four 2"-long screws. This is a sim- ple but strong fence that can be replaced easily if necessary. Drill two ^"-diameter holes in the horizontal fence board over the center of each T-track slot. Use a 1/4 x 20 bolt and knob assembly, with a 1"-long shaft, and screw it to flat oval nuts in the track to lock the fence. Now you can organize your bits and accessories to your delight, and start drilling away. PW Attach the plywood table, with the tracks already installed, to the adjustable uprights with screws. Secure the fence to theT-tracks using knobs with a threaded shaft and flat oval nuts (right). NOTES ON CONSTRUCTION Ifyou build the drill press workstation as detailed here, you'll need about 1V4 sheets of MDF, a 2' x 2' piece of plywood and a 40"-long piece of 1x 6 hardwood. There are many configurations for the cabinet and the final dimensions will depend on the size of your drill press. However, the sizes shown in this project should be suitable for the majority of floor-model and benchtop drill presses. An additional knob and bolt can be added to double lock each set of uprights. If you do a lot of heavy work on the drill press, you might want some added insurance that the table will remain level, so add another V4 x 20 bolt and knob to each side. Remove the extra lock when adjustments to the table are needed. However, the one knob per side setup securely locks the table; it would take quite a bit of weight to move it. You might want to drill a large round hole in the table to insert a sanding drum. The drum can be installed in the drill's chuck and lowered through the hole. The large table and a drum will make a great power-sanding accessory on your press. There are dozens of drill press accessories available, such as planers, plug cutters, hollow-chisel mortising attachments and so on. The cabinet can be made with one drawer over a door with adjustable shelves or, as shown, three drawers on full-extension slides. The slides are the most expensive part of the project. To reduce costs, you can use full-extension slides on the drill bit drawer and less-expensive slides on the remaining drawers. - DP popwood.com 63 |
