AWESOME homemade drill press table with an X-Y Sliding top and more!

[@BuiltByN8]

I've been looking at a bunch of different designs for drill press tables and this is by far the best one I've seen. Much more complicated and detailed than I need now but why not go all out and grow into it. I'll be getting that plans! I really like the dust collection addition. Thanks!👊

[@gandalfthegreen1827]

Seems like a really thought out setup. I impressed by the combination of simplicity, and complexity.

[@kevinashby3784]

That’s the best I’ve seen. It allows for other work to be done without having to make/buy other tools.

[@Tapajara]

Interesting to see how wood-working people get along without a mill.

[@mpethybridge]

Brilliant design. I don't even own a drill press, and this is my favorite of your videos so far.

[@mikemcdonald5147]

the layout idea is totally worth the time to make the jig in my mind. Thanks for sharing.

[@BigTrainBuff]

I just finished making line of these today. Nice design. Maybe the best drill press table on KZbin. It took several hours to make, but it works fine after a few small tweaks. Caution: tolerances are very important so be careful when cutting dados and slots! The two drawers ( another good idea) have back stops, but nothing to allow the drawers to travel with the top mechanism while sliding it backwards. I fixed that by placing 2 mm high brads in front that hold the drawers in place and makes it easy to lift the drawer bottoms up and over them when you need access to the drawer contents. The table saw-like fence, anchored on the right side, is an ideal way to align it quickly on the top. Thanks James for a design job well done.

[@KSFWG]

I really like the dust collection built into the fence. Pretty slick...

[@StumpyNubs]

You can buy that little plastic manifold if you want to make your own fence: www.rockler.com/dust-port-for-drill-press-fence?SSAID=1293671

[@StewFairweather]

Nicely done - and quite possibly the largest collection of hand planes I've seen outside of a Japanese Miyadaiku carpentry shop!

[@APRIL2862]

WOW! Look at all the tools in the back!

[@driftergw]

It's a great looking addition a drill press, James. I will be buying the plans shortly. Not having seen the plans yet, I only have the video to go by. It looks like you have placed the removable insert centered on the table when the table is centered. I would like to suggest that you consider placing the insert off center, both in the X and the Y axis. That is the way that I've done it on my current table. That way, when the insert is holed in one spot, you can pop it out and spin it 4 times. Each time, the "center" is a new place in the insert.

[@StumpyNubs]

Good idea. Thanks!

[@KipIngram]

I really like the drawers. Where else would one want one's drill bits???? I'm recovering my third garage from chaos and making it into a serviceable shop. I have a drill press, but it's very basic and it needs some cleaning up and it NEEDS a nice table - this one's definitely a candidate.

[@MatuljaTV]

Best drill press table ever!! Well done!

[@mikedtubey]

Thanks! I need a new drill press table, ill make this one, i will had drawer handles to the front for ease of pulling, since it looked awkward when you were trying to pull it fwd!

[@roguemind]

saved this one for sure. great table

[@68HC060]

James, this is an excellent idea. I think you can improve it further: Make a slot for a template on the X-axis and a slot for a template on the Y-axis. Drill holes in the templates and insert a dowel as a stop. This makes your table even more accurate than the pen-mark method. I sure this addition would be great for 'production runs'... Oh, I just saw a video on Woodsmith - they use a round insert, so they can keep rotating it, flip it over and rotate it, until both surfaces are completely destroyed.

[@ralphcurtis983]

cool museum back there...

[@lesneilson5632]

I have been trolling videos looking for inspiration and yours hit the spot for me however I have added the t fence to the table you had in the other version as I had a spare bandsaw fence setup gathering dust and now it looks the goods can't wait to use it for more accurate drilling instead of the freelance I have been doing up to now I have radial arm press and can draw dust through the middle of all the tables and will add over the fence flexible hose too Keep on keeping on

[@kenbeattie1958]

Genius- comes as a result of a lot of sweat. I like it!

[@brucelouden8405]

I'd sure like to see more video's on angle drilling. How to repeat opposing corners. I can't even find one on youtube.

[@karendavis6838]

REALLY Love this!

[@MrMarkpeggy]

Awesome James! A great video on a great jig.

[@davidschneider4443]

how do you deal with the crank that raises and lowers the table? this is always the problem i see with this kind of table topper

[@frankhendricks5750]

Very good job...

[@goldfamily6852]

Can you use this as a router? Seems like its capable.

[@thefunbot]

a very nice design!

[@latenightwoodworker3283]

I purchased the plans. Super excited. Reading them over before I start. I just made a station for my bench top drill press. Will this work for any drill press? I have an old industrial bench top drill press I am restoring.

[@whoDatBeDare]

Yes it will. I've purchased the plans and have my parts cut to side. If you have any suggestion on what to look out for or how to improve please let me know.

[@eskoven]

Looks pretty good. But I am wondering about alignment issues with the table/fence. For example if the table/fence is slightly skewed and you were drilling a row of holes, the holes on one end of the workpiece would end up being closer (or farther) from the fence. This table/fence alignment would need to be checked each time before drilling a row of holes.

[@geoffreybruce7927]

How many planes in your collection

[@ElwoodEmmons]

great jig like always

[@patricklenz5857]

I don't own a drill press but that looks great

[@DataJanitor]

Hey, there is something wrong with your web certificate, my browser won't let me navigate to your plans page anymore. Just thought you should know.

[@dannyh.7490]

Very nice design with great versatility , but as I've purused the internet I see so many making the same design flaw on their fences, that being that they are too tall ! A tall fence makes it difficult and often impossible to drill close to an edge or a narrow board or other item . My fence is only about a 1/2 inch tall and when I need a tall fence I have an attachment that I can fasten on top of it to accomdate such need . I'm simply going to have to post my first video on you tube here someday soon !

[@Realism91]

With a low fence you can also use ruler stops for hinge boring machines, like a flip stop but no flipping push it from the front and it's out of the way push it from the side and it stops at the measurement. I've not seen anyone make them on KZbin yet or found anyone use them, I use them they're great.

[@robertknowles3677]

Have you made a new version of this drill press top? I could have used this X-Y functionality just this past two weeks. Would have made the work I needed to do so much easier.

[@jimgam730]

That was really cool but, I would've liked to have the whole build process.

[@Snaffer01]

The guy wants to sell his plans :)

[@atticus2581]

Get some decent ball bearing drawer slides. No free play and super smooth. Also I would make the stops circular so you don't have to worry about keeping the thing straight

[@whoDatBeDare]

Stuby mentioned its hard to keep dust out of the ball bearings.

[@mikewest712]

fantastic work again. just curious if your press is mounted to the floor? seemed like there was some wobble.

[@StumpyNubs]

Not mounted. Yes, it wobbles.

[@JeffPieri]

This will be my 1st SN build plan purchase. Can I assume the fence build plans are included with the table plans? Also, do the plans spec out the t-tracks, knobs, hold downs, etc?

[@whoDatBeDare]

Yes to all.

[@637mathias]

An improvement on your design is to let drawers follow the movements so they always is easy to access. Or maybe they did and I missed to see that detail. An other idea that might be handy is put rulers on x and y so zero on both will line up in upper left corner on bit you place in jig. Hope you understood as my English is not perfect.

[@DougSleeter]

Love this design. How do you deal with the vertical adjustment on the drill press when loosening the adjustment also lets the table rotate around the main cylinder? If I move it up and down, the left-right adjustments will all have to be re-calibrated? Trying to think it all through, but maybe someone has already figured it out. For example, if I have a project that requires two different drill bit sizes, and I want the left-right measurements to be fixed (ie. the same for both bit sizes), I don't see how I would be able to keep the left-right constant when I readjust the heights after changing bit sizes...

[@whoDatBeDare]

I was wondering this myself. I thought that having a vertical crank would solve this but it doesn't. Well on the one I had years ago and the one in my price range I looked at last week. As soon as I loosen the lock collar I loose the calibration. And the table gets wobbly. And have to use the previous hole as a guide.

[@jamie7364]

Thanks. Just tried to buy some plans - the sliding router table and router lift, but I kept being pushed to paypal, which doesn't work for me yet.

[@bluejfarm9098]

blue Jay farms loves the nubster!!!

[@AndreiIR000]

really, really cool!

[@sharoneaves5832]

Does this drill press table work for drilling angles?

[@vmars316]

Pls, when moving the drill table up and down , how do I then re-align table from left to right PRECISELY ? I see no utube vidoes on this . Pls, also what is the proper name for this type of alignment ? Thanks?

[@StumpyNubs]

It is not possible. The mechanism on the drill press won't allow for it. You have to get your height set first, then align the side to side movement, and lock it in place.

[@whoDatBeDare]

@@StumpyNubs Bummer

[@aq75514]

Awesome indeed, Do you have an estimated for all the materials to build one?

[@pulsar98]

I've ordered your plans and I am about to build the x-y sliding table. What bothers me however is the fact that if you move your table away from the removable center-piece, you're drilling into your precious drill table. Or am I missing something here? Please advice, thank you in advance.

[@StumpyNubs]

Put down a scrap beneath your work piece to protect the table. It's the nature of an X-Y movement.

[@davemccracken6436]

Another nice vid and idea. James, you are back to thinking again! Is that not dangerous with winter coming on up there?

[@PhlipPhlop13]

Seems like you could get the stick on measuring tape and add that to the front and the side instead of - or in addition to - the masking tape method mentioned for multiple hole patterns.

[@StumpyNubs]

I thought of that, but then you would always have to start the table in a certain position so that the cursors lined up with the zeros. And then, what if the tape ran right to left, but you wanted to go in the other direction? It would have been a hassle, in my opinion for this particular table. I do use stick-on tapes on other jigs, though.

[@rwind656]

Russ Veinot has some rulers, magnets in back, with diff markings including a zero-center ruler. Shows how to use them on the table saw. Could you attach something like that?

[@harryshaw4998]

How does this table attach to the drill. Not all drill press tables are the same. I have a Porter Cable 12 speed.

[@StumpyNubs]

Just drive screws up through your existing table into the bottom of this.

[@harryshaw4998]

@@StumpyNubs The porter Cable is a solid piece the top layer has diagonal slots (like an X ) I could use T bolts but you would expose the nuts on the top of the wooden table that you made

[@harryshaw4998]

@@StumpyNubs P:ush clamps will work also.

[@Lee-qp6gf]

Fantastic

[@chrisdenison6550]

Oh just found this - I’ve got to have one BUT NO METRIC?? 😔😔😔 cheers Chris “The Aussie living in the Netherlands “ 🇳🇿🍺

[@TrophyJoe]

Like this a lot. Bought the plans. I'm making holders for bits and the layout is a drag. Plus, having the indicators on the FRONT of the table will keep them from getting covered with chips. Just one question: What is the purpose of the "TAB"? After Step 1, you never mention it again.

[@whoDatBeDare]

See Tab use at 3:50.

[@jasonjohst48]

Purchased the plans for this xy table but the "source" link for the dust collection manifold is broken. Is there a version on amazon?

[@StumpyNubs]

It's on Rockler's website.

[@drewg1259]

Do you have any concern with the weight of this table causing wear on the drill press table lift gear mechanism? It seems to be a heavy item.

[@StumpyNubs]

Actually, it's not as heavy as it looks. I've had no problem at all.

[@drewg1259]

Stumpy Nubs Thanks James, I just purchased the plans.

[@scottydonttttttttttt]

Stumpy could this be suitable for a bench top mortiser?

[@whoDatBeDare]

Yes

[@BigWillieFPV]

Looks awesome but I can’t find the dust extraction manifold

[@rm8168]

Hi James, nice table, I will be buying the plans shortly. Any reason you don't offer up your plans in Sketchup? Thanks again for all the great projects.

[@StumpyNubs]

It's too easy to strip the logos off a Sketchup file and post it online. Plus, Sketchup Pro files can't be opened with Sketchup Make (the free version).

[@whoDatBeDare]

I make my own. Helps get acquainted with the project and makes sure everything fits together. I also convert to metric as I go.

[@escaflowne33055]

I'm interested in the Impress Table..but don't see the plans available for it anymore. =(

[@fbiker79]

Nice future project!

[@roncleaver]

Is it correct that there are no measuring tapes on the axes?

[@whoDatBeDare]

That is correct. But I plan on seeing why once I get mine built.

[@heystarfish100]

Anybody other than James build one of these?

[@mardakworkshop4450]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@steliosstavrinides3502]

love it and the dust collection system but with that you lose so much depth that our small drill presses don't have... hmmm!!!

[@jimmcwhirter3798]

Link to project plans no longer works, fyi

[@StumpyNubs]

www.stumpynubs.com/product/xy-sliding-drill-press-table/

[@sp10sn]

Very nifty. I didn't catch how this attaches to the drill . Is the video for the table saw workstation still coming?

[@Crumb_Trails]

I'm hoping the attaching point is clear in the instructions. I'm going to download them and order what I need this weekend.

[@StumpyNubs]

You just run some screws through the holes in your drill press' built-in table, up into the bottom of this one. I used three 1" long screws with fender washers.

[@sp10sn]

Thanks!

[@kiwibird8441]

Why stumpy nubs? lol the first thing I thought of was missing fingers

[@kiwibird8441]

I'm new so I hope that I haven't said anything ignorant

[@andrewcady9443]

You don't even want to know what's missing. Just remember to be careful with your table saw.

[@StumpyNubs]

It's explained here: www.stumpynubs.com/contact-stumpy.html

[@jimstephens3600]

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