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Drill Press Table

I made a new DIY Drill Press table to replace the very small one that came with it.

First thing I did was cut a piece of ¾ inch plywood 24 x 18 inches, cut a notch in the back for the support tube and drop in 4 carriage bolts spaced to fit through the existing table. I used the wing nuts and washers to temporary hold them in place.

Plywood drill press table blank with carriage bolts temporarily held in place with wing nuts

Counter sunk and glued in place

Carriage bolts counter-sunk and glued into the drill press table blank

Cut and glued the top plate to it.

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Also notched and cut out a square area for a sacrificial block.

Square notch cut into the drill press table for a sacrificial block insert

Sanded and added the T-Track

Drill press table sanded with T-Track channel installed

Sealed it up:

Drill press table sealed with finish

Created a base plate and added some knobs I had laying around

Base plate added to the drill press table with mounting knobs attached

Added the fence, and she is done!

Finished drill press table with fence installed

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