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Drill press table

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So I'm looking around but haven't seen anything that looks complete enough without getting too fancy. As I mentioned before I'm trying to get the shop more compressed and workable...Any links or photos?

 

Not fancy just needs to be the most sensible. I saw these but don't need to laminate and need to combine to be one complete table...

 

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A google search is usually a good start.

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I seriously have an added pinterest a week ago. i need a good combo deal..

Not trying to be difficult Billy, but I'm not quite sure what you mean by a combined table.

Also is what you're looking for to be used on a bench, or floor model drill press?

@BillyJack,

If you're running Windows do a Bing search. I typed in "drill press tables" and got about 2 1/2 pages of different types of tables from basic, to some with built in drawers and other features.

4 hours ago, CharlieL said:

A google search is usually a good start.

No Charlie, The Patriot Woodworker is a good start! :) 

I hate sending folks off to Google or any search engine when they come here asking for help.

 

@lew has a great compound angle drill table set up I believe.

My approach, take in mind this is merely another person sharing another method.

 

Write down my parameters, length, width, max height.  Then a column on what I want it to do, tilt, have a backfence, what needs to be adjustable???

 

Finally I have to take that and merge a series of designs for each capability I desire.  And then of course the testing phase begins.  Last year I made a post about a router table / drawer in a cabinet idea as a project in progress.  Many of the finer details were a direct result of input I received here.  To which for all those involved I again thank you!

 

This link will give an idea of how I went about this particular project.  Sure not the same but lots of input. 

 

 

Usually I am tweaking such a project right up to the applying finish stages.

7 minutes ago, lew said:

this what you had in mind?

Maybe, oh great now I will be thinking about this and wondering,  why not make one?:JawDrop:

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6 hours ago, Larry Buskirk said:

Not trying to be difficult Billy, but I'm not quite sure what you mean by a combined table.

Also is what you're looking for to be used on a bench, or floor model drill press?

Floor model drill. Nothing fancy but it works well. When I mean combined I'm looking for the most bang for the buch on a dime budget. 

 

I've got some extra material around and hoping to get some of these projects done before to long....

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I've just noticed that Google searches Brings to many fancy tables. The only fancy about ne is my hair do.        

 

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12 hours ago, BillyJack said:

The only fancy about ne is my hair do.  

Great to see you in person Billy, I love it when we can connect with Patriot Woodworkers like this. Thanks for it.

So, grandkid I assume? How old, gender, name if you will, birthday, ya we love the baby shots, can't ya tell?

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Maddox William Bebout.. I tease my daughter calling him MadMax..

I think this was a Wood plan . It is servicable and allows drilling long pieces with the side mount.641241332_drillpresstable.JPG.7979a994ede67ac12d56805560741021.JPG

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Sorry guys...Been having health problems and unable to get in the shop...Maybe soon...

 

I hate getting good advise then having to wait to use it...

Hope you're feeling better real soon. 

9 hours ago, p_toad said:

Hope you're feeling better real soon. 

 

I second that Billy, hope you are back in the shop real soon.

20 hours ago, BillyJack said:

Sorry guys...Been having health problems and unable to get in the shop...Maybe soon...

Billy, how long do you think the shop absence may be?

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It's day to day with me. Dialysis wouldn't work Monday so went to the hospital to get a new catheter  put in. It's my third... while I was the there a simple install the part that goes into my heart must have ticked something and my heart didn't like it and went crazy. So they kept me all night as a precaution because they were concerned about a blood clot and they did Dialysis at the hospital.. thusday I'm tired . Thursday come home with groceries and I climb up and down stairs and get a pain in lungs from breathing so heavy. Barely got to sleep and hurts today. Tylenol  helps and will go dialysis  tonight. If it persists into Sat. I'm off to do another hospital run...

 

Other than that I'm peachy....

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