Drilling
Get accurate, trouble-free results from your drill press by following these simple guidelines.
When a recent project called for drilling holes in acrylic, I turned to my regular twist bits.
At some machines, such as a drill press, bandsaw, lathe, and scrollsaw, fine work requires clearly seeing what you’re doing.
Let's start with the basics.
My auxiliary drill-press table adds a lot of surface area for better stock support than the small factory-supplied table.
I love using my benchtop mortiser to plow lots of slots quickly, but laying out all of those mortises can be a nuisance.
When drilling holes, the bit suddenly breaking through the workpiece can cause the chuck jaws to bump into the workpiece.
I struggled to find a good way to hold a shop-vacuum hose to capture debris generated by my drill press. So I built this swiveling hose mount, and it does the trick perfectly.
One of my projects required drilling a recess for a magnet on an angled face, so I came up with this little trick to do it without tilting my drill-press table.
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