Here I show my drill press setup and thought I'd share my design, etc.

Here's my drill press. It's a Ryobi that I bought at Home Depot years ago. 

 

 

It's not the greatest in the world but it serves me well.

I designed and made the three accessories that I made for this press to be multi- task functional.

All mount to the drill press steel base with these knobs I made.

 

 

First is my main drill platform. It pretty much sits permanently in place. It mounts with the knobs on steel base and can be slid forward and backward and locked down.

 

There's a 3" dia replacement center piece.

And there are tracks for hold downs.

 

 

2nd is my drum sander or barrel sander platform. I bought a special bearing that anchors the bottom and allows it to spin without quill damage to the drill press.

 

The bottom edge spins just clearing the table surface so sanding is unobstructed for any wood thickness.

 

 

Third is my angle platform. It tilts and locks at any position from flat to 65°. It also slides forward and backwards and locks down. It has an adjustable fence that moves up and down. 

 

 

Thanks for looking!
Feel free to comment, ask questions and give a " thumbs up 👍 "  if you like it!

Cheers!
MrRick
 

I like your angle jig!

 

When the little girls next door started home schooling, the Mom need two child sized chairs for their study area. I suppose you can guess who was asked to make them. In order to get the correct splays on the legs, I built a compound sine plate for my drill press. It made duplicating angle much easier.

 

 

 

 

I used my Dad's childhood chair as a pattern to create a larger version-

 

Worked great for a 3 legged stool, too-

 

 

 

Speaking of drill press jigs, here's a super simple one to make sure the table is square/perpendicular to the quill/chuck

 

https://youtu.be/ItTBUNFTgEM?si=QbOVKDW576MDInVv

 

Lew your compound sine plate is neat! I like it. 

Lew.. I've seen that wire trick in the chuck many times but haven't tried it. Does it work well for you?

I use a digital inclinometer.

6 minutes ago, MrRick said:

Lew.. I've seen that wire trick in the chuck many times but haven't tried it. Does it work well for you?

I use a digital inclinometer.

It does. My old Taiwanese drill press is pretty wonky. Taking the auxiliary table off and on requires realignment both side to side and front to back. Really quick way to make the checks

I'm going to try it again. I used this technique years ago but then bought an inclinometer. I'm going to give it a whirl. Simple but effective and basically costs nothing. 

Thanks Rick for sharing your ideas and solutions. I appreciate the link to your spindle sanding bearing. That would work great as a live center "tail stock" for us latheless impaired folks who occasionally need/want to turn a handle or something small.

3 minutes ago, MrRick said:

I'm going to try it again. I used this technique years ago but then bought an inclinometer. I'm going to give it a whirl. Simple but effective and basically costs nothing. 

I've made countless "gizmos" etc. from old wire hangers. It's getting harder and harder to find them though. The ones we received back recently from the dry cleaners aren't near as stout or the quality of steel the old ones were. I used lots of them in the old days as welding rod with oxy/ acetylene torch; welded lots of sheet metal and car body parts using wire hangars.

 

Here's another idea from the old Woodcraft Magazine that I used to accomplish the same purpose. Of course, they don't make 16 common nails like they used to either.

 

 

1 hour ago, Grandpadave52 said:

welded lots of sheet metal and car body parts using wire hangars.

 

 Currently we use jolly ranchers and bubble gum.  I really don't see the improvement but it cost saving...🤣

1 hour ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Thanks Rick for sharing your ideas and solutions. I appreciate the link to your spindle sanding bearing. That would work great as a live center "tail stock" for us latheless impaired folks who occasionally need/want to turn a handle or something small.

 

You're welcome Grandpadave52! I use my drill press as a lathe because I don't own a lathe. Though I do have a home made drill lathe and it works quite well. The bearing is awesome with my drill press and has proven effective time and time again. 

I had forgotten the coat hanger jig. Have not had the need for it in quite some time. The tables y'all made are amazing.I have made a few stools and always had to rig a angle drilling jig. Never thought of an adjustable jig but also it is not something I do regularly.

15 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

I've made countless "gizmos" etc. from old wire hangers...

 

 

15 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

 

Here's another idea from the old Woodcraft Magazine that I used to accomplish the same purpose. Of course, they don't make 16 common nails like they used to either.

 

 

 

 

I like this. I'm going to make one and try it out. Thanks Dave!

13 hours ago, Gerald said:

I had forgotten the coat hanger jig. Have not had the need for it in quite some time. The tables y'all made are amazing.I have made a few stools and always had to rig a angle drilling jig. Never thought of an adjustable jig but also it is not something I do regularly.

 

You're right Gerald. You won't use it often but when you do you'll be glad you have it. After a while if a jig hasn't been used I repurpose it into another jig. 

3 minutes ago, MrRick said:

After a while if a jig hasn't been used I repurpose it into another jig.

 

and mostly because I've forgotten what they were made for and how they are used

Lew... it's for that reason that I writeup, print out, and tape instructions on the jig. Sometimes I use letter punches to place instructions and/or to ID parts when going thru assembly. 

Just used my "Quick Release Drill Press Vise" which is also a part of these Drill Press Accessories as well. 

 

BTW ...  these t- slot track hold downs shown above are Lee Valley.

 

 

They are exceptional! 

I have a couple pair of hold-downs very, very similar. I can't remember if I bought them on a rare trip to the Indianapolis Rockler Store or purchased during one of the old Wood Magazine sponsored Woodworking Shows in Indianapolis. Quite handy. I also purchased some t-track kits with the bolts and knobs like you have shown.

Grandpadave52   The t track channel can get expensive. As an alternative by the router bit to make t track slots.