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Drill press table
My dog bought me a drill press a while back (she's the best 😉) and I want to build an add-on table to make it more useful with woodworking. Initially I have just clamped some scrap plywood across but that wasn't ideal.I've been watching YouTube for ideas. I like the ones with t-track for clamping and to attach a rear fence. Also want to have a replaceable sacrificial insert so I can replace only that part when it gets too cut up. I have glued up a couple pieces of 1/2 plywood left over from my miter saw station to use for the table base (oversized and not squared up yet).The current factory table doesn't have any holes to attach from below as done in the YouTube videos I have viewed so I'm trying to figure out the best way to attach the plywood table. Here's the factory table.Thinking maybe some sort of clamp or fastner that would hold the top without protruding above? Tracksaw clamp like this might work if I can figure out the groove in the plywood table. Any suggestions or other ideas are appreciated.Also would be interested in seeing what others have done to increase woodworking options for your drill press.-
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Tool Tiers
I got to thinking about my tools and how often they are used: (how about you?)Tier 1 : used all the timetable saw, usually with a crosscut sled, and if not, with a rip fenceplanerTier 2 : used oftenrouterdrilljointerrandom orbit sanderoscillating drum/belt sanderbandsawhand planeschiselsclampsTier 3 : used when neededrouter tabledisk/belt table top sanderbiscuit joinerscrew driverwrenchessharpenersTier 4 : used infrequentlydrill pressmortiserjig sawpocket hole jigBeadlock tenonerbelt sander (Shopsmith)horizontal boring mode (Shopsmith)Tier 5 : can't remember last time I usedoscillating multi toolangle grinderangle buffer (customer that sold high gloss stuff closed)lathe-
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A Case for a Colonel
I had the honor of building a burial flag case for a Lt. Colonel and two tour Vietnam vet. The daughter saw my shop on Etsy and contracted me for the build. It ended up being a very personal labor of love because the wife is a dementia patient and was super pleased with it. The casings from his salute are behind glass.-
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Oldies but Goodies
So, as I stated in my introduction, I began turning while stationed in Alaska. Several of my neighbors were wood turners and after watching them, I was hooked. I spent countless nights in my freezing garage cranking out bowls. We even hooked up with a local knife company, and turned dozens of Ulu bowls. Alaskan Birch is one of my favorite wood species to turn. I also love White Spruce, but the sap gets everywhere when you turn it wet. It was so easy to get wood for turning up there, not so much here in Florida.-
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