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    Default Sherwood drill press kit

    When I purchased the Nova Voyager drill press as a Black Friday discount in November 2019, one of the discounts was a complementary Nova fence (this usually sells as an accessory). I built a table and added the Nova fence. The table is built from a 18" x 25" UHMW slab 30mm (1-1/4") thick I found in my local salvage yard.



    It is a rather simple and basic fence. I found it too short. I also wanted to add dust extraction, and this looked like more more item to add (along with the Wixey laser and a table light - more in a while).

    Then I came across the Sherwood drill press fence kit at Timbecon. This is badged WoodRover drill press table in the USA. There is a video made by WoodCraft ...



    It looked to be all that the Nova fence was not. Specifically, it has length ...



    It also has a sliding sub-fence, which opens up to a dust collection port ...



    This will keep the dust and shavings down when drilling with all drill bits, especially forstner bits, and also should enable the drill to double as a spindle sander (I would not wish to use one without dust control.

    Adjustment is at the rear ...



    This works well using the T-track I had installed.

    Here is the Wixey laser I installed earlier this year ...



    The down light is a rechargeable bicycle light, which I attached with a rare earth magnet. You can see how well it works. Cheap too ...



    The Nova Voyager is a really wonderful drill press, and the new fence looks like it will be a good match.

    Regards from Perth

    Derek
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    Hi Derek,

    Nice fence! Nice table!!

    How accurate do you find the laser? I've been in two minds about the value of these. If it's not accurate (+- 0.25mm or so) I can't see the point - pun intended.

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    Ross, other than the laser lines being a tad thicker than I would like, it seems to be accurate and reliable.

    Regards from Perth

    Derek
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    I like the idea of the rechargeable light. Is the rechargeable type of light in common use for bikes now?

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    Yes, just search eBay.

    Regards from Perth

    Derek
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    Hi Derek,

    Where did you buy the UHMW slab from?

    I went looking for some last year and I could not find a plastics seller that would sell in the quantities you and I would buy this stuff in.

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    Hi Mark

    I did write this up here: Drill Press Table

    Short story - purchased at my local salvage yard. About $45. The idea was that the UHMW would not move, chip or wear. But it cupped after a month. Probably due to the heat of summer. I added 25mm mild steel square tubing from Bunnings underneath, and this has fixed the flatness. You can see it in one photo.

    Regards from Perth

    Derek
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    Default Simple ain't simple

    Delightful, Derek. Seemingly so simple!

    That fence set-up should also work well on a router table.

    Mmmn ... combined drill press and router table ..... yet another crazy idea.

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