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14th December 2019, 02:19 AM #16
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14th December 2019, 02:25 AM #17
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14th December 2019, 07:04 AM #18GOLD MEMBER
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What a great contrast between the latest, ultra-modern computermabob controlled drilling gizmo, and ye good Olde sweat powered devices
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14th December 2019, 10:12 AM #19
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21st February 2020, 06:33 PM #20Novice
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Hey FenceFurniture,
Saw your post when it first came out and I was impressed with your idea of using a compound table. Not long after I also purchased a Nova drill press.
I'm now looking at a similar solution to yours using the same compound table. I also do a lot of metal work and it seems like also a good solution for heavier duty stuff - probably remove the wooden table and attached a metal machinist vice to the compound table. A much better solution for positioning the thing to be drilled.
Probably I would be using a similar wooden table (or a table like in a recent post from Derekcohen) almost all the time for everything apart from heavy duty metal work.
So now after using your system for a while, would you change anything? Do you think the compound table is big enough to provide sufficient stability for working on your wooden fence/clamping table? Do you think the whole system is too heavy for the table on the Nova?
Anyone else with comments to help me before I pull the trigger on a solution like this???
Cheers
Simon Gilbert
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21st February 2020, 09:41 PM #21
Hi Simon, tbh I have spent bugger all time in the shed for at least 6 months, so I haven't used the DP a whole bunch. However, having built 2-3 tables before (different machines) I think this one is pretty good for my purposes. Yes, I was a bit concerned about the weight, and I'm yet to check if it's still drilling vertically.
A compound table is going to be a real joy for you to use - they are the duck's nutz.
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22nd February 2020, 11:17 AM #22
So now all you need is a full set of long shank bits OR an extension seiries for each type to allow a trye 150mm depth. That means depending on what thickness of material you are acctually drilling you need a whopping hieght of 400mm min between table top and end ofh drill bit.? That is if depth to be drilled is 150mm? That is impressive.
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22nd February 2020, 12:14 PM #23
Recent use ..
The laser is courtesy of a Wixey ...
The one issue I have (outside of that a laser and a light do not come built-in ... but I have attended to these) is that there is no simple way to return the drill bit to the same spot if the table is raised or lowered ... possibly a reason for such long quill travel. The round pillar should have been built square.
Does anyone have a method for re-centering the drill bit?
Regards from Perth
DerekVisit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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22nd February 2020, 01:59 PM #24Novice
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Hey Derek,
How do you find the laser?? Has mainly good reviews on line but a few poor ones. You definitely have the credibility/experience to indicate if it's good or not (that I would believe). You seemed unsure when you originally posted about it.
Cheers
Simon
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22nd February 2020, 03:11 PM #25
Hi Simon
Thanks for the vote of confidence. My wife has a different opinion
The laser has a limitation in that the lines are not really fine - don't expect that it will be super, extreme precise in locating a point. But it is close enough for most drilling and, in the situation I was using it above (drilling leg mortices with an auger), where the positioning is needed to be pretty spot-on, it was so helpful in getting close. The final step here for me was to lower the drill bit onto the drill spot made with an awl. It was pretty accurate here.
To answer your PM, I purchased the Wixey from Amazon: Wixey Model WL133 Drill Press Laser: Amazon.com.au: Home Improvement
Going to that link shows they are now out of stock.
Regards from Perth
DerekVisit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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22nd February 2020, 04:39 PM #26GOLD MEMBER
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I just got one from PWS.
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24th February 2020, 10:23 AM #27
Yebbut then you wouldn't be able to rotate the table around the column. My table is permanently about 10-15° off centre to accommodate the space that the DP has to sit in.
Derek, this is where a cross table is absolutely invaluable. Just a few tweaks of the handles and you're away again. It also obviates the need for a cross laser (which I think you lamented was a pretty coarse intersection of lines?). Even lining up a very large Forstner is very easy indeed, like so:
1. Lower the brad point until it is about 5mm from the job
2. One lines up the brad point with the mark in one dimension (by tweaking the relative handle until the job moves to the spot),
3. and then switches to the perpendicular position and tweaks that handle,
For lighting - I would much prefer to provide my own, which in my case is an excellent LED torch on a 50cm flexible gooseneck from Lee Valley. With that I can get light raking right across the mark I make with a Brad Awl (the usual method for me) at an attitude of about 5° off the horizontal. I can also move the light (twist the gooseneck) to any position I need it in. A fixed light is only good for certain positions of the job. (also depends on the fence, job shape etc)
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