Something different today.
I got a drill-press jig for my dremel that allows me to drill straight holes through things.
This is good enough in itself.
It also allows you to mount the dremel sideways...
but, there's no included surface for keeping things straight when sideways.
So I made one.
It can adjust up and down with the dremel, and can move towards and away from the dremel.
And it includes a sled for moving things under the tool.
i like how the metal bits dance around
dough rising, time for DRILL PRESS
I think my drill press vise is somewhere under here...
Drilling with a sharp forstner bit was extremely satisfying
#woodworking #drillPress
Continuing to refine the standing #hobby workstation I'm putting together in my shop. Latest addition is the little red docking shelf that I've put on casters. A wire-pull handle on the side can be used to move it separately, but "dock" it to the two gate latches on the side, and you can pull both pieces along easily using a handle on the station's right side. Small bench-top #PowerTools store underneath, mounted on their own bases for easy moving and placement.
I'm 6 foot 6 inches tall and have occasional back problems, so a very tall worksurface is great for me, saving both my eyes and my back. I plan to use this for things like airbrushing, rotary tool use, model-building, soldering, use of small bench tools, etc.
I found the black unit at the heart of this in a thrift store. It seems to be some sort of portable lectern or standing computer station (there's a pull-out shelf apparently for a keyboard). The sides and base are steel, with particle-board top and shelves. I previously used this as a standing computer desk, with the keyboard and mouse on top (like I said, I'm tall, and also left-handed) and added a little wing shelf on the left to give me more room for a mouse. When I moved it to the shop, I added a heavy power strip with a long cord and hooks for tools and safety equipment. Storage boxes for small tools and accessories went on the keyboard pullout.
I have a small shop with a lot of stuff in it, and so I'm trying to cram as much versatility and functionality into it as I can, while keeping it easy to move. (For flexibility, I try to put EVERYTHING in my shop on castors whenever possible.)
Extensive captions on the photos, so for everyone, not just the visually impaired this time.
#makers #Workshop #WorkBench #PowerTools #airbrush #airbrushing #rotarytool #modelbuilding #soldering #drillpress
I tend to work on projects up to ~95% and end up with nearly working stuff that takes up space and stays like this for years... Its nearly 3 AM now but my vintage drill press is finally assembled, got a variable freuency drive, a light to see what I am drilling, all the wiring is new, the power switch is repaired (loose screws = molten plastic) and the broken cast iron frame is fixed with liquid metal and painted. #drillPress #vintage #repair
My first peertube video is up. it's just a small one showing my 18" buffallo drill press in action. It has 3/4hp 3phase motor and runs on a VFD. just for size comparison, I am 5'8" and that drill press stands good solid 6" taller than me. the chuck is MT3 with 3/4" capacity and weighs in at ~2lbs or so. whole drill press is 325lbs and is 1950s vintage.
Buffallo forge co. was headquartered in Buffalo, NY since 1878.
http://vintagemachinery.org/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=19020 <-- This is exact drill press I own. I bought it off the gent who restored it and moved it to canada with me from colorado.
https://video.infosec.exchange/w/i8mUSY3yTD88TETkuqczMV
#woodworking #woodturning #penturning #VintageTools #drillPress
@rasterweb @crazybutable Awesome; that's the context I was looking for too!
(as another member of the #drillPress but no #3dPrinter club)
A Nicely Accurate PCB Drill Press You Can Build Yourself
Making PCBs isn't always just about getting nice copper traces on a lovely fiberglass board. There's often lots of drilling to be done! This PCB drill press from [w_k_fay] should help you do just that with the finesse and accuracy of a pro.
The design isn't particularly fancy or pretty, but just simply focuses on doing a simple job well. There's a basic DC motor, sitting on a linear rail so that it has minimal deflection in the X and Y axes as it moves up and down. Special care was taken to ensure the linear rail was mounted perfectly perpendicular to the base to ensure the drill doesn't wander or splay off target.
A collet chuck is used to center the bit as well as possible for a good price. nThe build also includes a bright LED in order to give you the best possible view of your work. Power is via a variable bench supply which allows for variable speed as necessary. There's a foot pedal to activate the drill which allows both hands to be used for positioning the work for added ease of use.
The total build came in at under $50 spend by the time [w_k_fay] was done. Alternatively, you could use this 3D printed design to build your own as well. If you've been whipping up your own useful tools for the home shop, though, don't hesitate to drop us a line!
Drill Press Piece Fastening 101
What are the options you have for securing your workpiece to the drill press table? [Rex Krueger] shows us that there's plenty, and you ought to know about them. He goes through the disadvantages of the usual C-clamps, and shows options like the regular drill press vice and a heavy-duty version that even provides a workpiece tilting mechanism, and points out small niceties like the V-grooves on the clamps helping work with round stock. For larger pieces, he recommends an underappreciated option -- woodworkers' wooden handscrew clamps, which pair surprisingly well with a drill press. Then, he talks about the hold-down drill press clamps, a favourite of his, especially when it comes to flat sheets of stock like sheet metal or plastic.
As a bonus for those of us dealing with round stock, he shows a V-block he's made for drilling into its side, and round stock clamp, made by carefully drilling a pair of wooden hand screw clamps, for when you need to drill into a dowel from its top. The ten-minute video is a must watch for anyone not up to speed on their drill press piece fastening knowledge, and helps you improve your drilling game without having skin in it.
We've covered a few ingenious and unconventional drill piece fastening options before, from this wise held down by repurposed bicycle quick-release parts, to an electromagnetic wise that left our readers with mixed opinions.
#toolhacks #cclamp #clamp #clamps #drillpress #drilling #holddown #vise
Drill Press Runs Faster On a Treadmill Motor
Are you tired of the same old video style from your favorite content creators? We can't say that we were, exactly. But nevertheless, we appreciate this creative departure from [Eric Strebel]'s regular fare as he soups up his drill press with an old treadmill motor and a few extra features.
First off, that commentator in the video is right -- 2.6 horsepower is a crazy amount for a drill press. Fortunately, [Eric] also added a variable speed controller and a digital tachometer to keep things in check. As an added bonus, he no longer has to get under the hood and mess with the belts.
We like what [Eric] brings to the drill press motor mod, which is already well-documented on YouTube. We love the re-use of an office chair bracket as a new motor mount. It's probably our favorite bit aside from the 2-color forward/reverse switch plate idea: print it in whatever letter color you want with proud lettering, paint the whole thing black, and sand off the letters so the color shows. Check it out after the break.
There are many ways to make your own drill press, and one of the easiest is to mount a hand drill.
Did you miss the Industrial Design Hack Chat with [Eric]? It's okay, you can read the transcript over on IO.
#toolhacks #drillpress #officechair #recycling #tachometer #treadmillmotor
We aren't sure that [John Heisz's] build is really what we think of as a drill press, but it is a very portable way to convert a regular drill into something like a drill press. Your drill will probably be different, but you can follow along with his build in the video below.
On the face of it, it doesn't seem like this would be very hard, but there are a few tricks. Finding the exact center of the drill axis on the back of the drill takes a bit of effort.
[John] has a well-equipped woodshop, so he fashioned everything out of wood. We couldn't help but think that a laser cutter or 3D printer might have made easy work out of some of the pieces, even if you might have had to laminate thinner plywood together for thickness with the laser cutter.
The wood slides seem to work well, but we thought it might be useful to use rails like some 3D printers use or even cabinet slides. The basic idea is so simple that you should be able to modify it and extend it with your own ideas.
At some point, you could just skip the drill and use your own motor and chuck. We've seen a lot of homemade presses, although many of them aren't this portable.
https://mastodon.art/media/vRksdXEV2A8x2Nbb1qY
#drillpress heavy equipment
