Thread: Drill Press Accessories

This maybe of some worth to you I made a drill press table H&F have a range of chucks and vices.

Chuck issues...yes < 3mm is a problem. If you are going to be using drills less that this most of the time then a precison keyless chuck is the way to go.

Vices....I have a 4" as well as a 6" 2 way slide vice.

Also have a standard 4" vice.

These can be purchased for McJing.

I also modified the illumination mechanism to use two led lights instead of the standard 60watt bulb (it was usless)

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f155/g...-press-150156/

As Wheelin' has said a drll press table comes in handy.

As far as setting up it is quite simple but due the the weight of things get a mate over to help. Also this might help once you have every thing together....

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f155/s...-broke-133344/

Hope this helps.

A pin chuck comes in handy for holding small drills, it in turn gets mounted in your regular drill chuck.

Originally Posted by Big Shed

A pin chuck comes in handy for holding small drills, it in turn gets mounted in your regular drill chuck.

That sounds ideal. Save me the hassle of changing chucks.

Originally Posted by wheelinround

This maybe of some worth to you I made a drill press table H&F have a range of chucks and vices.

I would think that a larger working surface would come in very handy with some of the larger diameter cogs. Carba-Tec has one for $99. Not sure if that's a good deal.

Originally Posted by The Bleeder

Chuck issues...yes < 3mm is a problem. If you are going to be using drills less that this most of the time then a precison keyless chuck is the way to go.

Vices....I have a 4" as well as a 6" 2 way slide vice.

Also have a standard 4" vice.

These can be purchased for McJing.

I also modified the illumination mechanism to use two led lights instead of the standard 60watt bulb (it was usless)

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f155/g...-press-150156/

As Wheelin' has said a drll press table comes in handy.

As far as setting up it is quite simple but due the the weight of things get a mate over to help. Also this might help once you have every thing together....

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f155/s...-broke-133344/

Hope this helps.

Thanks for the links.

Those two way vices look very handy. Will buy one of them for sure.

You may be interested in some improvements I made to one of the cheap cross-slide vices mentioned above:
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f65/re...ml#post1430921
It is now a really good tool, permanently T-bolted to my drill press.
Cheers,
Joe

One rear earth , or good , magnet stick it on the side of the motor or cover and stick the chuck key to it

Joe,
nice job on the 2-way vice. I've got one exactly the same. I wish I knew how to scrape.
Chris

Chris,
you'd better keer your eyes peelr her: there have aleady been two scraping courses in the last 7 months... hope you haven't missed the oportunity.
Joe

Yeah, I saw those. I've been away both weekends. Maybe next time.

When you said you replaced most of the hardware on your vice, which parts were you referring to?

All the nuts and bolts - they just looked crappy.... I also replaced the guide rod for the moving jaw. Mine looked like it was hand finsihed with a coarse file.... I replaced it with a ground and hard chromed rod from a shock absorber that fitted (just good luck). Any well finished rod would be better than what was installed there.
The black wrinkle finish paint hid quite a few daggy bits on the castings which I filed or 'Dremeled' flush or neat...
Overall it wasn't a big job - maybe 6hrs or so.
Cheers,
Joe

OK, well worth the effort I'd say.

Picked it up yesterday and the set up went well. I found a vice in the garage.



Still need to find a pin chuck. H&F didn't have any.

You have a nice press.
I have a similar model - but is half height.

I suggest you get put replace the puncy light with a CCFL (Compact Fluro) in cool white not warm white (yellowish light). It is not the best light so...
go to Ikea and pick up a LED Light or 2. They are cheap and come with a Goose neck for positioning. Really bright and good for spot lighting as they don't get in the way.

I got myself a Work Lamp and use it every where. Very handy light around a work bench

JANSJÖ Clamp spotlight
JANSJÖ Clamp spotlight - IKEA

JANSJÖ Work lamp
JANSJÖ Work lamp - IKEA

Originally Posted by Gigitt

JANSJÖ Clamp spotlight
JANSJÖ Clamp spotlight - IKEA

I like this one. Thanks for the suggestion. I have an IKEA close by so I'll have to pick one up.