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JIGS & ACCESSORIES Drill Press Table_ cut notch to fit around msmk drill press colui TABLE (20" x 30") ▲ Drill Press Table. This drill press table and hold-downs can be used with or without the V-block. The drill press table is an important part of the V-block system. It makes the V-block easier to use, especially when it's combined with the hold-downs shown below. But the nice thing about this table is that you'll get plenty of use out of it even when you're not using the V-block. The table (G) is made up of two layers of 3/i" plywood (Figure 7). I started by cutting the layers slightly oversize. Then after gluing them together, I trimmed the table to size. The next step is to mount a series of T-nuts in the bottom of the table. These will be used to attach the hold-downs that will be added later. In V&" NOTE: table is glued up from two oversized layers of w plywood order to give you plenty of options when using the hold-downs, there are 18 T-nuts in all. Figure 7 shows the location for each one. After the T-nuts are installed, the corners of the table can be rounded, and a notch can be cut out of the back to fit around the drill press column, as shown in Figure 7. Then the edges are chamfered. Mounting the Table -1 attached the table to my drill press with some carriage bolts, washers, and nuts (Figure 7a). But once I had the table in place, I discovered a slight problem. On my drill press, there wasn't enough clearance at the back^^ of the table to turn the hand cran^^ that raises and lowers the table. So I had to add a spacer block between the table and the drill press. I just used a piece of 3/4M plywood. optional spacer provides clearance for hand crank Hold-Downs_ The hold-downs (H, I) are designed to work like an extra pair of hands — they hold the workpiece down firmly to the table while you operate the drill press. There are two parts to each hold-down: a long, boomerang-shaped body and a semi-circular clamp block that, along with a threaded rod and star knob, secures the hold-down to the table. I made two pairs of hold-downs — a tall pair to use with the V-block and a short pair that can be used by themselves (see photo above). Each hold-down is glued up from two rectangular pieces of 3/4''-thick plywood. The only difference is the size of the hold-downs (Figure 9). If you take a look at Figure 8, you'll see that each hold-down has a long, 10 ShopNotes No. 65 |
