Thread: Align wood grain before gluing

The wider the drill press table the less force required to support the panel.

So maybe an extension table for when you are drilling doors.

Of course you will need longer arms to reach the drill

aahhhhh... nice! I like that - thanks blackhole. So the only force is a lifting force trying to lift the track off the top of the timber fence, no more bending force

regards,
Jill

Interesting you made the comment about long arms. I thought that was going to be a problem too.

The table I have is a 32mm formica covered ply offcut from the local panel suppliers, and is approx 600 x 600, and is quite comfortable to reach. I am not standing any further back than normal.

Hope to finish it this coming weekend, once the smoke from the rear cut goes away. Had a bit of trouble cutting a 37.5mm radius bend to go around the drill press column, as you can see in one of the photos below.

regards,
Jill

That is shaping into a reallllllly nice drill press table.

I made a table that was a bit more longer than twice the height [ lenght ] of the doors. It was bolted to the drill press table and had legs at the end to support the table. A guide was screwed the the table to position the doors at the correct spot, also a guide for the side was used.This was changed for the other hole. To hold it still I used bolt down screw clamps. If the door isn't held correctly the drill will chatter and can run off center
les