How to Build the Perfect Drill Press Table for Small Shops | DIY Woodworking Project

Welcome back to Mac's Workshop! In this video, I'll guide you through the process of building the perfect drill press table for a small shop. This project will enhance the functionality and precision of your drill press, making your woodworking projects even more efficient.
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[@Sebastopolmark]

We always pick up a tip or two. I like the hole under the insert for the chips to fall. Certainly one of those "why didn't I think of that" Thanks and keep the vids coming! !! !!!

[@ericpascual8913]

Nice build. Congrats. I would have offset the sacrificial disk from the drill axis, so that it can be used longer by simply rotating it a bit until it's completely ruined.

[@macsworkshop]

Yea, I worked that out after I had made the disk 😕

[@culhand]

Simplifying the Hooked On Wood drill press table, looks sturdy

[@davidsneddon2242]

Excellent work and a really nice design.

[@mkemp307]

Man, what a fantastic job on this project! It looks so clean and efficient, it gave me so many ideas! You explained everything so well, too. Thanks for sharing! It was so good, I'm subscribing! 😊

[@onehandedmaker]

Hey Kris Just found your channel and I'm impressed. About to rebuild my drill press table, drawers and pretty much want to make it rise and fall electronically. Love your drill press video, Worth a subscription and like. Regards ONE HANDED MAKER - Australia

[@penskyfile5290]

Great skills mate. Subscribed!

[@henrysara7716]

Nice and useful thy.

[@saundersdane]

Very nice build, and simple to follow. Thx. If you flip the fence over, so the track higher up, might be easier to twist the knob on the stop block ;)

[@macsworkshop]

Good idea, thanks ☺️

[@prakashkanji2478]

How's that jointer/thicknesser working out? Any issues? Thinking about getting one.

[@macsworkshop]

It’s been great, especially for a small shop where I can’t really fit two separate machines. I highly recommend the helical cutter head, I’ve had it around 3 years now and it still cuts perfectly, I haven’t even had to rotate the cutter blades

[@papachuck6007]

is the fence there just so you have to stop block to drill repeated holes like cuts on a mitre saw, or are there other uses?

[@macsworkshop]

Yes it’s for repeatable drill holes but not just from the stop blocks but just sliding a piece along the fence will ensure holes are all of equal distance to the edge of the work piece.

[@runforrestrun1965]

Looks flash and you’ve done a lovely job, but like so many of these drill tables shown on KZbin, definitely not perfect sorry to say. Another drill fence where one hasn’t thought through its use. Obviously you will get a ton of debris blocking the T Track channels as you have put them on the top. This will get old real quick. Why didn’t you put them on the ends on their side? Won’t clog anywhere near as much. Still simple to work and make, just make the fence a U shape to slide in the end channels.. Need a version 2 model…You will thank me once you’ve altered it.

[@macsworkshop]

I did look into the side mounted fence, in particular I liked the Hooked on Wood one. I opted not to go for that approach for a few reasons: 1. Its a little more technical and I thought that I didn't need the extra benefits that it gives in a small shop like mine 2. I need to put t-track on the table anyway to I can use hold downs (something I forgot to demo in my video), so I may as well use the same t-track for the fence. As for your concern about the t-track getting debris in it, I haven't noticed that yet and I have a similar setup with my router table.