87, страница 6

87, страница 6

Drill Press Table Upgrade

A Bottom view

NOTCH FOR DRILL PRESS

REPLACEABLE INSERT

BASE

b. FRONT VIEW

FENCE

T-TRACK WITH BOLTS AND KNOBS

FLANGE BOLT

BASE

adjust the fence to meet almost any drilling challenge.

Stop Block. To help position and hold the workpiece, I added a stop block to the fence as was used in Issue No. 63. It's simply a block of wood attached to an aluminum bracket. A knob and T-nut, are used for adjusting the block and securing it in position on the fence (detail 'a').

Len Urban Ranclio Mirage, California

UPPERT-TRACK FOR MOUNTING ADJUSTABLE FENCE

BASE MADE OF TWO LAYERS OF PLYWOOD

5/V-1& FLANGE BOLT. STAR KNOB. AND WASHER

DRILL PRESS TABLE

90 ShoDNotes No. 87

STOP

I wanted to add a table and fence to my drill press. But I didn't want to spend a lot of money. So I built the simple drill press table with a replaceable insert and fence you see in the photo above. The fence is adjustable and has a sliding stop.

Table. The table is two layers of 3/4m plywood that are glued together. A dado on the top side at

each end holds T-tracks for attaching the fence. Two bottom side T-tracks attach the table to the drill press, like you see in detail 'b' and the inset photo above.

Fence. The fence is nothing more than a length of aluminum angle. Slotted holes at each end accept a pair of T-track bolts from the table so you can quickly mount and

ADJUSTABLE STOP MADE OF HARDWOOD AND ALUMINUM ANGLE (SEE DETAIL 'a')

AND FLAT WASHER

NOTCH IN ALUMINUM ANGLE FENCE CREATES CLEARANCE FOR DRILL PRESS CHUCK

SMALL ANGLE FITS INSIDE GROOVES IN STOP BLOCK