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   WillGeorge | Jul 04, 2010 11:48am | #1

   Sir, a very nice drill press table. But it gets expensive if you use your drill press alot, as I do.

   3/4 inch MDF will do and a few clamps for you fence.. The HARD part is making a template to drill out a new slab of MDF so you can bolt the MDF to the drill press moveable plate! All of the bases are different and no thought of anything being flat under the table to hold a clamp!

   Use a 1/2 inch thick of MDF as a board to drill into other than your 'fancy' table.. be sure to set your drill stop!

   EDIT: I think I have the same DELTA variable speed drill press as I see in the pictures.

   Be SURE that you note. The drill press quill shaft will tilt a bit when it hits the stop adjustment.... That may break a tiny drill off into your wood or metal.... Just some more to think about....

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   JDBraddy | Jul 06, 2010 08:12am | #4

   Forgive my ignorance, I'm not sure I understand your comment, as this is my first drill press, and I haven't used it much yet. Part of the design of this table, is the bolt holes are countersunk, and located so the bolts go through the four grooves cut into the metal drill press table, and four simple washer and wing nut secures the MDF table to the metal plate surface. You will notice there is a small square cut in the MDF under the chuck, This sqare has a routed shoulder that accomodates a removable block of 1/2" MDF that rests on the ledge I cut with a rabbiting bit in my router. When the removable block of 1/2" MDF gets chewed up, I can simply lift it out and replace it with another pre-cut block, and I keep several properly sized blocks pre-cut and available for this purpose. The MDF used for the table surface should last a very long time since the only thing being chewed up by the drill bit is the replacable pre-cut blocks under the chuck, and the entire table can easily be removed or replaced by loosening or replacing the four wing nuts that secure it to the moveable metal plate. So why would I need a template to cut a new slab of MDF to bolt to the drill press moveable plate? I don't think I understand what you are suggesting?

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   RalphBarker | Jul 04, 2010 02:36pm | #2

   DP table

   Nice looking auxiliary table, JD. You may find a need to split or modify the fence at some point though, to allow space for the chuck when using small drills close to the fence. (Don't ask how I came to that conclusion. ;-)  )

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   JDBraddy | Jul 06, 2010 08:16am | #5

   I haven't encountered that problem yet, but I see your point. The fence was quick and simple to make, not a problem to replace. One of my next prodjects will probably be a router table with an adjustable split fence design that accomodates dust removal as well, I'll probably copy that design or modify it so the same fence can easily be used on either the router table or the drill press table.

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   bduffin104 | Jul 04, 2010 08:34pm | #3

   Looks quite functional.

   JD,

   You may be new to woodworking but you just taught this old board-grinder something new.

   Thanks, Bret

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   brownman | Jul 06, 2010 11:01am | #6

   The next thing you should consider is a keyless drill chuck. I purchased one from a Co. called Enco. Best upgrade ever. Can't believe I hadn't done it sooner. Holds really tight and saves a lot of hassle and hand strain. You can get them for as little as $30.00 on up into the hundreds of dollars. Mine was around $65.00.