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Making a Drill Press Table
This is a general plan. Customize the table dimensions and
the size and position of the relief cutout at the back of the
table to fit your drill press or work patterns.
Position rear cutout to fit your drill press
Position slots for mounting fence 16
1
⁄4" to 19
3
⁄4" apart
1/4" w x 3/8" D
rabbet around
the center
opening
1" finger holes
are corners of
center opening
Optional: Use
#6 woodscrews
as leveling pins
1. Determine how long and wide you want the table to
be. Cut your material to size.
2. Determine where and how big the rear cutout for your
drill press column needs to be. Mark your stock and
make the cut with a jigsaw or band saw.
3. On the table’s underside, use the Center Opening
Pattern to locate the center opening; center it right to
left and align the cross marks with the drill shaft.
Drill Press Table Top View
4. Mark the outline and make the cut with a jigsaw.
5. Flip the table. With a bearing-guided rabbeting bit,
cut a 1/4" W x 3/8" D rabbet around the opening.
6. Use a 1" diameter Forstner bit to drill finger holes at
the four corners of the center opening.
7. Use a 3/4" router bit or a dado set in a table saw to cut
3/4" W x 3/8" D dadoes for the T-track. Cut the T-track
to length, if necessary, with a hacksaw. File any rough
edges. Install with #6 flathead screws.
8. Cut 4
1
⁄2" x 6" sacrificial inserts from 3/8" thick stock.
For stability, table material should be at
least 1
1
⁄8" thick (or a lamination of equivalent thickness).