My Drill Press Cabinet (52k warning)

[timber715]

as the workbench, here is my picture log of my recently completed Drill press cabinet...
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[timber715]

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[timber715]

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it is working great and very stable. makes it movable for hiding when not in use and provides much needed storage for bits and more...
I hope you like it as much as I do...
cheers.

[fourtheboys96]

i like the idea of this project.

my concern however is that considering the total height of the whole thing inc the drill press and the width of the cabinet, isnt it susceptible to toppling over to its side?

[guad]

Is that ordinary plywood? What is that silver material on front that is covering the edges?

[timber715]

i like the idea of this project.

my concern however is that considering the total height of the whole thing inc the drill press and the width of the cabinet, isnt it susceptible to toppling over to its side?

I was concerned about the high center of gravity myself at first, but even with the cabinets empty, it is pretty stable, once I load the drawes, the center of gravity will be lower and even be more stable.

[timber715]

Is that ordinary plywood? What is that silver material on front that is covering the edges?

yes, it is the common plywood and the silver material is PVC edge banding that mimics aluminum.

[timber715]

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[timber715]

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even with a heavy Kamagong placed offset the table, the DP and cabinet is stable and solid...
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t130/timber715/IMG_1193.jpg

[timber715]

a little update as I have made a DP table with sacrificial block.
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[timber715]

made a router bit tray to accommodate more router bits. I used 1" MDF and all I had to do was mark the cuts, set the fence and drill away...
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[timber715]

with chisel having alignment problems with his drill press, I thought Id post how I do my DP tune up...
this one is for the chuck and table alignment at 90 degrees to each other....
nothing but a piece of wire (I used a bronze bar) bent twice... chucked to the DP and adjusted so that the other end of the wire is or almost touches the table...
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turn the chuck with hand and see the high and low points of the table.
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adjust here for the sideways correction and in my case shim front to back if I needed to.
http://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab219/timber3715/IMG_0977-2.jpg
the table is aligned anyway, no need for any correction... it is always best to have your tools working the best that they can, you get the most out of them that way...
cheers

[bbn]

Great that you shared this Timber. Best is of course is a dial gauge though that kind of accuracy is not really necessary. Is this why you were looking for a dial gauge? Usually, I just use a square. I don't usually drill anything thick.

[timber715]

no, I wanted the dial gauge for the TS blade... too tweakaholic is me... :)

[guad]

with chisel having alignment problems with his drill press, I thought Id post how I do my DP tune up...
this one is for the chuck and table alignment at 90 degrees to each other....
nothing but a piece of wire (I used a bronze bar) bent twice... chucked to the DP and adjusted so that the other end of the wire is or almost touches the table...

Good tip. Just to point out the probably obvious, the wire or whatever it is that is put into the chuck does not even have to be bent in any particular way. If there are any bends, the bends do not have to be at right angles. The end part of the wire that disappears into the chuck does not even have to be perfectly straight and aligned with the chuck axis.

As long as the the tip of the wire or thing is stationary relative to the chuck (i.e., at a fixed point in the coordinate system of the chuck), rotating the chuck will make the tip trace out a plane that is perpendicular to the rotational axis of the chuck.

[JayL]

Cheap, easy to make drill press table hold down clamps from scrap.

http://i514.photobucket.com/albums/t347/jzltraco/Pinoy%20Handyman/IMGP2155.jpg


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[timber715]

nice one Jay... while I have wooden hold downs, I want those too...:D

[jonathanscruz68]

nice job jayL, i'll make one for my drill press too, asap !:p

oh, the t-track pala, wala pala ako, wait ... order ako on-line...

[timber715]

Jay, he is a possible fix for your drill-press run-out since we have the same model...
http://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab219/timber3715/IMG_0989.jpg
do apply grease at the slot where the screw runs, it is in the spindle shaft...

[JayL]

Timb,

I just tightened it up and lubed it. Seems to take off some slack.

I plan to check all the tools out again when I receive my dial indicator base.

Thanks bro.:)

[timber715]

Timb,

I just tightened it up and lubed it. Seems to take off some slack.

I plan to check all the tools out again when I receive my dial indicator base.

Thanks bro.:)
glad to have helped, now who else has this drill press, si Chisel ba?