DIY Bench Top Drill Press
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- Опубликовано: 16 июл 2024
- I made this to allow me to make wooden rings on my router table along with my Incra router fence. It turned out to be a really nice little drill press. Its an original design made after I watched all the videos I could find, so it draws from all the good design ideas already out there and filters out the bad.
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One of the best builds I've seen, simple, sturdy and aesthetically pleasing. Nice job!
I first came across this video several years ago and I am very glad you haven't taken it down, because I now have a need for your cleaver design. There definitely are times when it is much better to take the drill press to the project, rather then trying to take the project to the drill press. For instance, I have built a workbench that I would like to drill 20mm holes to give it MFT functionality, but my bench top drill press does not have the reach to span to the center holes. Since I already have a red 1/2" hammer drill, your design will work great! Thank you for sharing your creativity!
I've had this bookmarked for a long time and just now got around to watching it, great job. I may have to try this.
I think this diy drill press is one of the best ones I have seen here. Straight holes can be made by this one. Your design is great. Maybe I'll make my own like yours.
Just want to say, thank you; this is EXACTLY what I was looking for. I'm a female dabbling in woodwork..& I surely appreciate this!!!!! Don't mind the stupid comments... Thanks for posting...
One of the best designs for a drill press I have seen yet. Good build. Keep them coming.
A good woodworker has the ability to visualize a task and adapt steps to go with his specific tools and resources. This video is very well done and allows those, with a craftsmans intellect, a baseline to create there own process or mimic this one to the letter. If one relys strictly on the ability of your tools you are only as good as those tools. True craftsmen can create with even the simplest of tools and most modest of resources. Well done video. Much Love to the First Responders. God Bless America.
I was looking into building my own drill press and your design and the well detail explaining on how to build it is perfect for my shop. Thanks.
I've looked at a lot of videos and plans. This THE "I'm going to do it this way" design for me. I made a step-by-step instruction from this video by screen-shotting the key parts and then pasting them in order into a Word document.
What stood out for me was the use of the drawer slides - hadn't seen that on anyone else's (though it's so obvious now that you've shown it!).
You ain't "my hero" yet, but I admire the quality of the build!
Thanks for the design, the work you put into it and the quality of the video.
have no earthly idea why the few negative criticisms, if its not what youre looking for, then simply move on; absolutely no need at all to be critical because you dont think it fits your idea of a diy video.
on my personal note, i think this was a very helpful video, that is ACTUALLY relatively inexpensive to build, especially considering what has to go in to building a drill press.....there are many individual great ideas here that can be extracted to fit different needs, but they also ALL work very well together to make a very nice tool.
( and it shouldnt matter one bit what tools one has or doesnt have in the background)
Any way, very well done sir, great build, greta visuals, and excellently explained, a definite like for me, keep up the good work!!
jay ostler You make valid points. I've not seen such a slew of bored individuals take the time to complain about a perfectly useful "maker's" video as this one. He's answered several times that he's an ideas guy, and each drill is a different sjze, but so many people insist on asking for plans and dimensions, it's amazing.
Thank you. This design seems very effective. Very well explained and editted video, not over or under explained, just enough to get the ideas flowing in my head. Keep up the great work!
Appreciate you taking the time to show us what you have done here. Very good idea!
I really appreciate that you list the materials at the beginning of video. Great project. Thanks for sharing.
I needed to find this build. I just got going on my new workbench, and I'll need something like this to drill my holes in the top.
Thanks for taking the time out of your life to do this, it will benefit many.
mark
I like the design and i think its great. I will be trying this build. Thank you.
I absolutely loved this outstanding video!! Thank you!!!
Thanks for your video. I have seen so many diy drill press videos and they are all similar. But this one has the best looking and quality built. I am going to make same one.
Genius. I wanted to build one of these and this looks like the design to use.
Really nice design, thanks for posting.
Excellent job. You are an engineer not just a woodworker.
Great design and well explained.
i will be making one of these with a few modifications to suite my needs. Thanks for making video.
Thanks for sharing... Can't afford a drill press, this is great for what I needed now. Thanks again!
Very nice design and perfect work.. Thank you very much for sharing it.. I need that so I am going to do it.
Seladry1 - First of all; THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! There are so many of this type of instructional video that subject you to the same music track over and over and over (although it does help me get to sleep...zzzz). 2nd - I like the video technically; great job on the edits. 3rd - thanks for the suggestion about the hammer drill. My drill has the handle on the side; won't work for this project. Clear, concise info. Overall you get an A+. Oh yeah. You also see the value in a tripod instead of handheld AND good lighting. I watch a lot of these videos and I like that you take the good ideas and combine them...
Great project, I will certainly be taking some of the design features for mine. I know you made this for a particular purpose, whereas I am trying to make as many of the workshop machines myself using hand tools. One feature this lacks for me but will be easily done is a "Pillar." This would be easy to do by make a box shaped pillar, and mounting the "press" mechanism on the outside. It's hard knowing where to start with making the machines from scratch. Each one is useful in making the rest!
One feature I really like about your drill compared to a bought one is for exactly the reason you made it and how you used it to make a bench dog hole.
Something else I want to put on mine is to use it as an oscillating spindle sander using a second drill to drive the oscillation.
Thank you again,
Really nice work. Thank you for this vid.
Great build, well done 👍🏼😊
very cool build. thanks for posting!
Great build, I have money but would prefer to build this, thanks for the vid
I'm a new sub,i have really been enjoying the videos and the projects you have chosen all the best to you and yours
Just finished making my own drill press using your model; thought I’d mention a few things that arose for me ... firstly, because the spin/hammer dial is on the side of my drill, I had to make the hole for the drill chuck a little off-centre; this resulted in the drill moving ever so slightly off perpendicular when I tightened the aluminium clamp... however, some pliers work to re-shape the clamp - and eventually removing it, turning it around and connecting it the opposite way - sorted this problem, giving me a perfectly square result when drilling. Secondly, mine is a SDS drill and I sometimes use an adapter for HSS bits - so I made the drill press taller. This would have demanded a deeper ‘plunge’ than the press could have managed, so I cut two vertical slots into each side of the press which allowed me connect (with bolts and wing nuts) a platform for the piece to be drilled, which can be raised/lowered depending on whether I’m using SDS or HSS bits; this means I don’t over-extend the ‘plunge’ to achieve a fully bored hole. Finally, I struggled to find springs (COVID lockdown in Ireland!) so I used robust (approx 1cm) bungee cords - worked perfectly.
Overall, your design worked a treat - well engineered and clearly explained!!
Many thanks again 👍👏
This is exactly the video/tutorial I needed. I was stuck on how to build one and what would be the best design.
I would offer one suggestion on the base though. If you were to put on adjustable feet/pads, that would give you the infinite adjustment should the stand fall out of square; no need to shim.
Thanks again!
thanks for making this video. priceless info right here , deff gonna make this .
good idea, and great video!
Well done! Thanks for sharing.
Good stuff!
Very impressive build 😁.
Nice build, looks solid strong
Also i realy love the way you made a handle i gona copy this idea :)
Obrigado excelente trabalho. vou tentar desenvolver.
Great.
Just one suggestion, screw the springs aligned with the sliders to avoid the residual forces that will cause sloppiness to the machine.
cool build 👍👍
Super presentation, totally suited to the newcomer to drill presses, like me 👍 ... right down to the squaring up of the drill bit, I was wondering how you’d do that at the end; great work in balancing it all up. Thank you; looking forward to creating one myself
what an excellent idea
GREAT JOB
very nice and very good. thank you.
I liked that. Nice video. I have built a basic frame for the press but I could not get the mechanism for the slide and handle right. Yours is so obvious when you see it like all good thing are. Will certainly use your build.
Awesome, thanks!
Well built & the performance looks great.
I suggest a few cosmetic changes, notably the pull down bar.
I was a bit lost however as to why exactly you needed this unless to utilise an otherwise redundant corded power drill.
muito top vou fazer a minha tb, o melhor vídeo que já vi
This is great. Thanks for sharing. Forget the haters, they are jealous of ideas, skills and equipment. Honestly what has become of the world when someone can't provide (for free) their great concepts without morons whinging like a bunch of children about not having it served up on a plate for them. Grow up. Subscribed.
I need a drill press, this is small & simple too I can make this, I have only a drill and skill saw, and a plywood straight edge clamp to make straight cuts, I could use a drill press and I could save money too. My garage is small too Thanks for your video
super criativo ....parabéns
Awesome build, definitely added on my "tools to build' list for the workshop. Are there any plans for this?
Thanks
gotta make me one of these. soon .
Awesome! homemade drill press!
The thing you called "hub" on the drill is most likely 43mm in diameter and called "euro neck". Many drills and router spindles have that (here in Europe at least), which is nice because in a pinch you can mount your router in a drill stand.
You like hose clamps to mount stuff, don't you? ;) What I like to use for those non-permanent fixtures of tools are *bicycle quick release levers*, either from wheels or the saddle. You can pick them off old bikes or buy them cheap from bike shops/ebay/China. The drill would also be mounted much more rigidly since it is really clamped in the hole and not just held in by a strap from the back. I've built a router table where the spindle is held by one of those saddle quick release clamps (pinching a slotted 22mm plywood ring). It is impossible to move the spindle when clamped. And still it takes less than five seconds and no screwdriver to get the tool in or out while the orientation is 100% repeatable (needed, if you want your router bit to be really 90° to the table).
Magnetic therapy
impressive really simple design but very effective, any plans?
very good
It's a really good shape for a drill press, specially the fact of been opened down the drill, so I can put it any where and use it with an horizontal or vertical piece. But if you had wrote the measures on the description, this video would be much more useful. Although, thank you very much for sharing your idea!
I have watched LITERALLY hours of DIY drill press videos. Yours is by far the best! Great job.
Two questions: #1 do you have actual plans/dimensions? #2 at the end of you video you noticed your drill was not totally square. Please help me how I would detect & fix that prior to complete assembly. Run the high side over a planer? Sand it on a disc sander? THANKS!
to detect, all you need it a good square measurement. (get an engineer one. and still test it out when you have it)
Everything works but sanding is very hard to make it perfectly square and to the right amount. Shim is easiest.
If you build a tool and need a plan, you shouldn't build it.
I would copy him just how he set up the gun, the number just come it up with yourself.
the only important in diy drill press is make sure come up with a system that has very little of play of the drill moving from side to side when pressing it down. I wouldn't like to use those drawer slide, well in my experience I never see a high quality slide that doesn't have free play. If there is such thing, then it would be a good thing to use.
@@gamepurpose I felt quite the same. Drawer channel have play and hence not ideal, however rest of the concept looks well sort out. I am still trying to figure an alternative to the drawer channels. Open for suggestions.
one option is using Pulley Bearing roller wheel / Concave bearing wheel, 4x2 parallel on each side with metal plate sliding between them. I assume this would limit the play. Just an idea :)
@Selandry1 , your thoughts would be appreciated.
magnifique petite machine
NICE i build the same,with some modification. thanks
muito bom mesmo vou fazer um igual ok....thank
Can you give us measurement of each part ? That is great work i like it too much. Thank you for this video and your labor
Nice video. Thinking about doing the same. Two questions, can you give a sense of what size springs you used? Also, how have the drawer slides fared with the dust?
You just got a subscriber my friend
Great video!!! EXACTLY what I was looking for. Look forward to seeing other videos. Looking for ideas on a folding workbench attached to the inside wall of the garage. What would be the most useful size and orientation?
jk4870
Great concept. Do not understand justin barret objection. If the video is not to your liking...move on. Thanks for taking time and effort in posting videos.
Thanks.
Very good, thank you
phalus erectus you are welcome phalus. I am guessing you are Greek.
I'm brazilian, and my nick is just a joke, because I'm 60 years old.
Great job. already seen several legal videos, but your idea this very compact and functional. You chagou doing some note regarding measures?
hugs Marcus / Brazil
bury nice work
Awesome build 👍🏼
Where do you get your Baltic birch plywood?
Is there anyway I can get plans for this to build
do you remember exactly the size of the slides was it 1 3/8 or x 1/2 inch 10 inch long?
is there any plans for the press, atleast general plan and concept? maybe its too much to ask for, thanks!!
Just came across your Channel. Really like your videos. In the process of expanding my shop and I intend on using a lot of your techniques.
Just curious, you mind telling the viewers what do you do for a living? You seem like an engineer :-) at least in the way you tackle your woodworking.
Thanks and keep up the great videos!
Thanks Michael. I am an ER physician that aspires to be an engineer some day. Good luck in your shop.
Great design. I like to copy that. :-) One question: I didn't get how the drill is turned on. I still need to press the power-button on the machine to start operating... What did I overlook?
This press has worked like a charm for my projects ruclips.net/user/postUgkxajoEbapTfqWaadnqb04h6U576yxXp-FE . I didn't even secure it to my table top, mainly due to the fact that I was using a 15 lbs drill vise. It's not flimsy at all as to what others have claimed it to be. Make sure the locking nuts and levers are secured and there won't be any issues with light pressure and patience. I was able to drill through aluminum, plastic, and steel (steel took a while) with no problems at all. Yeah it took a little longer than a regular drill press, but I don't have the space OR the money for one.The instruction manual was worthless, but luckily assembling the press was intuitive. However, the manual would be good for ordering replacement parts if needed. There is a nice breakdown of the parts that are included in the kit. Before ordering, make sure it is compatible with your unit, it is clearly stated what models the press is compatible with.This was an excellent purchase for $40!!
Nice build. Question: wouldn’t you want to Square it to a drill bit in the mounted drill?
I do that in the very last step.
Just like +justin barrett, I was looking for something else... Nice build, though - particularly like the idea of shimming with playing cards!
goood
I used a masonry drill for mine a lot more power
Very nice. I have a small garage. I have a table saw, a homemade router table I just completed that came out really nice. My wants..... a small bench top drill press, a belt/disc sander and a bandsaw. I will definitely build this or one similar. I love the drawer slide idea. I figure...what the heck, I own a very nice and powerful Craftsman 110v variable drill I rarely use as many of my tools are now battery tools. So....why not use it for a drill press. If you don't mind me asking where did you find the drawer slides that short and what length are they? Another project to do is to use a 110 v jig saw and set it up as a table scroll saw. Thanks for the video....inspiring.
Never mind the questions I missed them in the beginning....got it. Thanks!
Wayne The Seine 9
I replayed the vid and got it....but thanks.
I built the drill press, so far it looks like it is going to streamline my ring making, but I have run into a snag. I am using a Bosch impact drill and I have noticed some play in the chuck. Where it goes into the drill motor there is a slight amount of play and that results in dangerous wobble when the press is lowered onto the router bit. What drill are you using? All of my drills exhibit a small bit of play I have noticed.
Thanks for the awesome line of videos!
That's why drills and routers are different tools. The only load a drill is designed for is pushing a drill bit. If there's a few tenth of a mm in slop axially or radially it doesn't matter in a drill. Without pushing the drill won't do anything anyway and the sideways guidance is provided by the drill bit and not the drill itself. That's als why it's not a good idea to use a drill like a router where you mostly push sideways on the bit. This can damage the bearings of a drill.
I think the Impact/hammer drill is not designed for precision. If you want precision, you may try with a semi metal body drill.
well well well..too good Lakodi king (Y)
very goog
Can I get the dimensions of the workpieces for the machine?
and like I said no offense intended. I realize this gentleman was building this for other purposes that the need of a press on a budget
Actually Ziggy this is a purpose built Drillpress for making rings on my router table because any store bought table top version would not work so I designed this. I understand your point though. And it worked great for dog holes on my workbench. Try that with a ryobi.
Tremendous, thanks again.
Noticed your garage floor as well. Question:
Any experience with "Inkstores Diamond Flex Garage Tiles" ?
Peace of Lord Jesus upon you and yours
what is the name of the bit you are using at the 2 minute mark?
It’s an adjustable circle or hole cutter
hello very nice video but i have a question what kind of spring do you use? what dimensions?
gabriele disopra It's a coil spring made out of piano wire wound around a piece of dowel held in a vise. Don't have a piano? 😦. Okay, you can use your friend's guitar string (make sure he's not looking). Any long coil spring about the length you need can be used, or some elastic (bungy cord), pinch your surfer-friend's cord when he's not looking.
my first attempt at building this went well. Made a couple changes for my needs but the drawer slides I used are not working well. could you link the ones you found. Thanks
Sorry, but I did not document the slides I used. I bought them from Rockler. Hope this helps.
Selandry1 no problem thank you. I gave the site another look. Found a set that should work.
Hi there, my husband has just seen this drill press you made and would really like to try and make one as well. We live in south africa. Would you mind sending us the measurements of your one. Many thanks.
Val Borchardt
Measurements will be different based on your drill size. I post ideas only. Sorry, but I don't have plans. Good luck to you guys.
Outside of drill itself, the rest of the dimensions would be helpful as you indicated to put your drill between blade and fence, so the other dimensions would be nice, a pencil drawing would be ok, or unless you enjoying doing sketchup?
nice and easy and portable too buddy, but can you please mail me the blueprints. or dimension chart??
sarbjit singh
Sorry I just post ideas. I have no plans made. Good luck and happy woodworking.
You see him going through all the stages of the development. That should be enough for you to copy the design.
do you have a set of plans
jeff blankenship
No plans. I'm just an idea guy for now.
u have a very nice drill press why build another one
I think that your measurements are wrong... Vertical measuring needs to make from your two parallel woods, but not from place of the surface of the table...
...sorry for my bad english....
2:12 so in order to build a drill press you need a drill press
Yes. And at the introduction. Seriously, what kind of a shop only has one drill press?
Actually, no. You can easily use the hand power drill you are going to use in the drill press to build the drill press.
If you find it difficult (as I sometimes do) to drill straight holes by hand you can put a couple of boards together, offset a bit and use that as a guide.
Just because someone uses a tool to make a different version of said tool does not mean that tool is required. There are quite a few videos on youtube that show you how to make shop-built tools using minimal tools
DIY Creators actually has an excellent series on using minimal tools to build a workshop, as well as several projects using them. Izzy Swan some time ago put together a $50 workshop series (basically took $50 worth of tools to start a workshop). Mathias Wandel also has a LOT of homemade shop equipment videos (though he's an engineer so be prepared for in-depth and overbuilt in some cases).