Drill Press Table with 7 Truly Useful Upgrades
Here's my take on a Drill Press Table build with the most useful 7 features! Thanks Rockler for supporting this video! www.rockler.com
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This has to be the best 30 minute woodworking video I have ever watched. Cinematography was excellent, narration matched what your were doing, no run on's, no anoying music when it was present I hardly noticed it, which is how it should be. I love how when you make a mistake you show it, it makes the beginner feel like a normal person. Most of all the subject and instruction were helpful. I am inspired to produce content like this. Great job.
That means you haven't seen a lot of things.
That is a work of art, one of the best drill press fences that I've seen. 10/10.
Best Drill press table I have ever seen!! Very well done.
Most excellent. I've watched hundreds of drill press table builds and yours by far the best.
Your craftsmanship is absolutely next level! Someone to aspire to you are!
I love your attention to detail. You must spend a lot of time checking out all the smaller components. Then you build it with a sense of style. Great job!
Thank you very much!
@@GetHandsDirty - except for that ONE hole. ;) (the rest is awesome - mass motivation to do something like that on mine!)
@GetHandsDirty I love that you show your mistakes. It's only human to make mistakes, even if it's a silly mistake. Oh, and I do like those concealed hinges. Great project 👍 👌 👏 🙌 😀
As a long term subscriber, and a commercial carpenter myself in hospitality sector, every time I just can not stop to admire you and your projects! Keep moving forward!👍👍👍
Thank you Sergio!!
I've been watching your videos for a long time. You never cease to amaze me with your creativity. Keep going, you're amazing.
I'm a retired engineer that took great pains to design tools and fixtures that met specific needs as well as be flexible enough to meet future ones. Your ability to identify a need, create elegant solutions and build them with extreme skill and care was a pleasure to watch. You have a rare and wonderful mix of skill and talent ... you are a true craftsperson. Cheers
Brilliant and beautiful. I love it when the pragmatic become art in the making.
Best looking and best functioning drill press table I have ever seen! Bravo!
Thank you very much :)
I applaud you for crediting the videos that inspired you. So many times I see videos that people present ideas that are their own but are inspired (sometimes blatant rip-offs) by other's designs. Everyone likes to take the best ideas and try to combine them into their design. It's also convenient that you posted them to give us inspiration or a design that we like. 🙂
I agree. The ethical way is the best way for everybody.😊
“Beautiful work as usual! Love the Synthwave at the end!”
This was a very nice project and video coverage was great. I have to praise you too, for the use of interstitial music. I like a little music, but not when someone is talking. Also, I hate it when the music is so loud that I have to yank off my headphones. You got everything perfect on this one!
Oh wow, thank you!! I try to level out the sounds so they're not annoying or the voice becomes inaudible. Thanks for the feedback on that! I really appreciate when people point out these other aspects of the work.
BOOM! A great project. I love how your shop projects look as good as they function.
Your skill level is undeniable!
This is definitely one of the best and most thought out designs I've seen. Well done.
Wow, thanks!
First time watching your channel and my first thought was, "You really have a well equipped shop!" I have been a finish carpenter for 25 years and mostly I carry a portable shop in my van and I set up what I can on each job, depending on available work area. Mostly, I build stairs and balustrades, custom doors and some built-in furniture. My shop at home is only a table saw, a drill press and a workbench. I have been making so much for so long with so few tools that I am now able to build almost anything with nearly no tools! You do nice work and I like your presentation.
this just show up in the "suggested for you" and so glad it did. so its so good to see woman doing this kind of DIY. amazing job well done, great design to with the crank handle.... now a subscriber.
This is by far the most beautiful and functional drill press table I have ever seen! I had to laugh though when you repaired the dado. Been there, as all woodworkers have! Great job!!!!
Ahah! Glad you liked it! :)
I must say, I just discovered your channel. I am so impressed. Your creativity is a gift. As a creative person myself I admire your attention to detail. I really love this project and I'm so impressed by how you solved some problems that others did not have adequate solutions to. I look forward to seeing more videos from you as I continue to build my own channel and workshop! Bravo 👏
You are just one of the coolest and smartest people I have seen on Tube. Over the years, your videos have taught me a lot and gave me ideas that I wouldn’t have been able to come up with without your inventiveness. Love your work.
Don't know exactly how long you've been doing this, I consider you to be very much a professional woodworker congratulations. Keep up the good work looking forward to your next project
You are a perfectionist to the max and I love it. That is the most aesthetically pleasing Drill Press Table I've ever seen and I've researched many. Great job! Also, your video production is killer! 👌👌
You are so OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), and that is a good thing, for a maker & carpenter.. loved the build.. I'm a retired master carpenter (I have detail related OCD (I'm a perfectionist)) I was a carpenter back in the day, way before computers or even phonematic nail guns or any battery tools.. Lots of tricks of the trades were lost, cause most tradesmen never shared their tricks with anyone, but they're apprentices and children.. Thanks to youtube and the early DIY shows on PBS, most of the old skills, methods & tricks won't be lost, also love watching the younger generation with a passion to build & create with they're own hands.. Thank you so much for sharing, you earned my subscription...
Fantastische Arbeit , sehr gut gelöst. 👍👏👏👏 viele Grüße Christel aus Magdeburg Deutschland ☺
Nice thunder break! It is storming here too, but nighttime lightning is more awe inspiring!
I just built my DP table last week. I wish I waited to see yours. Really nice. Thanks for your videos!
perfect timing ... i have been thinking of upgrading my drill press , this is now my inspiration to action
Great build. Love the crank addition. Cheers
I will never own a drill press in my life, but I'm looking forward to watching this video. For me, it's all about the designing process and Cris' sense of aesthetics.
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Your end results are amazing. I don';t know how you make it look so easy. Very nice once again.
I'm only on the first few minutes, but the design is brilliant. One suggestion though; get one of your sponsors to donate a vacuum pump and bag... The weights on the panel were quite sufficient (you think?) but a bag would be easier... Keep up the great work!
Just found your channel! LOVE IT. I am just starting to get into woodworking as a hobby because I am retired military and tired of just walking around in circles LOL!! Love the attention to detail
That thunder and rain sounded really relaxing.
Incredible how you worked out where the crank handle would be positioned!
Great great great. You did absolutely fantastic job. And it look very nice. I like the color too.
for years ive been watching your videos in great appreciation of your ideas and your amazing use of space and now since a few months I have a shared workshop! To tell you the truth it is the best feeling ever to finally be able to make all these nifty things for my own space :) thank you so much for all the content!
That's so cool!!! Congratulations and good luck with your future projects :)
I am always inspired by your creativity. Well done. I am headed for the shop.
Kudos!!! This is the sickest drill press table I’ve ever seen by far…. Super jealous… the moving of the height adjust was the biggest revelation of all. LOVE IT!! You’ve got a huge fan now which is not easy to do. GREAT JOB!!
Awesome film. Extra Fancy table. Well designed, engineered and fabricated. Mahalo for sharing! ❤😊🙏🐒
I admire your material & color selection at the same time the way you making details in the furniture 👏
Thank you so much 😊
Absolutely great idea it turned out amazing great job.
Brilliant work, Cris! Really beautiful drill press table! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Dear Cristiana, just a lot of compliments for all the details and attentions to evrz step on this project!
An absolutely amazing work of art in my humble opinion! Such a good idea for a drill press table without having to invent a brand new metal table. Perfect DIY project! Honestly, you have so many good ideas, and I genuinely hope to be able to recreate a lot of them when I get my own woodworking shop!
The off-centre replaceable insert is genious!
A ton of cool features here, and more red Valchromat! Really well thought out and executed design here. Thanks for sharing!
Great project!
I liked not only the project but the way it was presented. Many if not most KZhead’rs have trouble integrating a music track along with dialog. The music is either tedious or downright annoying. Yours is perfectly done. Keep up the good work.
Yay! Thank you so much!! I love getting feedback about all these things. :)
Stunning creation. Your attention to detail is fantastic. Those hinges and the magnets are great. I would change the removable insert to plain wood, because getting even a speck of red pigment on your work could get tiresome pretty quick.
Clever setup with beautiful looks, well done. I'd add magnets on the insides of the split fence to make it easier to align/move as one piece.
I was looking for some ideas as to how to make my drill guide a lot more useful with something along the lines of your drill press table. I don't have a big workshop with so many awesome tools so I have to focus on small bits of equipment that do lots of stuff well. I also have to be able to store them when I am done. Your accuracy and attention to detail while still producing beautiful yet super practical results is really impressive!
Wow, excellent project - well executed. I am going to borrow your magnet idea with cleats for my drill press table.
I love the flexibility and style of this. It’s fantastic. Might be worth adding some grease to the bushings and bevel gears, if you haven’t already.
Thanks James! I did put a bit of grease in the miter gears :)
Excellent job thanks for sharing. ❤
Now that’s what a call a drill press table!! You should patent it.
I missed watching your vids, glad you're back.
The most fancy drill press table i have seen on KZhead. Everything is so well thought off. One thing i didnt get was how the 2 fences stay aligned when connected. Thanks
I don't do wood working myself, but it looks like such a game changer having this upgrade for your future projects. It was really interesting to watch your process.
Hey thanks for your feedback and yes, it brings the drilling experience to another level! :D Great to see you!
Amazing job, just that! No more words needed! 👏👏👏👏
This the first time i saw your video, i wasn't expecting too much,... I'm not easly impressed but you, you are one of a kind, your skillset, dedication, patience and perfectionism, i'm blown away my jaw dropped with disbelief. Me myself they tell i'm skillful and handy comparing my level with yours i'm just a joke. You are amazing, well done!!! Subd
Such a great solution-I love that you gathered ideas and inspiration from other sources 👍
That’s a great build. Your attention to detail is awesome. Glad I came across your channel today.👍🏼
You have what it takes to be a good woodworker. Great job.
Hello from Terras De Bacalhau! Awesome build! My next shop project will definitely use a bunch of these ideas
Ahaha Terras de Bacalhau? Noruega? I'm curious now :)
1st timer and WOW! Beautiful work (not sure about using black on t-track tho) and the both look and feel must be right to have a finished job in my humble opinion. You’re desire for the ‘just right) is admirable and others need to take note and stop the “oh it’s ok for work or in shop” we are part of that viewing group and never treat us a throwaway!! Beautiful work, beautiful video, beautiful editing………….just those black t-tracks jumping out at me lol Bob England
I never thougt I`d want a drillpress for a coffeetable, but now i do :)
Nice build ! I would not have thought of the off center drill plate,...good idea ! Inspired to upgrade my drill table. Thanks for your wonderful videos, creative ideas and detailed builds !
very cool project! keep on rocking! br from Tirol/Austria
Looks great. One idea for Drilltable or Fence MK2. When i made my Drilltable I decided to keep the fence low. Because sometimes you will use small Drillbits too. It´s bad when the drill chuck touches the fence.
Awesome project, really took the drill press to the next level!
I want to congratulate you! You did an awesome job on your tabletop. I'm pretty old school, so my drill press top is really basic. But yours is a piece of art. You should be proud cause really, you made me want to remake my drill press top. Congratz
I LOVE the miter gear solution for the table crank. I am so going to add that to my DP table. Very well thought out DP table, although I have my doubts about painting the T-track. Hopefully, it won't cause any problems sliding the hold-down clamps.
WOW!!! Just Wow!!
Great project and great video. Thank you very much you just solved a problem I was having with that gear extension, now I don’t have to cut a massive corner out of my drill press table. However after looking at your table, I think I have to start again. Your table looks awesome 😎.
Very nice build with great ideas to make drill press much more user friendly and safer. Thank you for sharing.
Awesome project. Wish I could get my hands on that colored mdf. :)
Yep, it seems to be more available in Europe than here in the US.
It's not MDF; it's Valchromat. It's distributed in the USA by Trinity Innovations. Valchromat is similar to MDF, but you could also look for a pure plastic alternative by using the search terms "Recycled Plastic Lumber", "Recycled Plastic Wood", etc.
Gorgeous! That's really really nice
This was really impressive! Also, the optional colored MDF now seems mandatory! I like it!
Gorgeous and inspiring as always!
Wow! Super cool! 🤩🤩🤩 You're so creative! ❤
Super cool video. Well done. Your shop is insanely clean. I have a similar table planned that includes a motorized adjuster .. already have the parts for that. I got some great additional ideas here. Thank you. PS: My wife and I honeymooned in Portugal. Loved it! Porto, Madeira, Algarve, Vilamoura…
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Awesome build! It looks both functional and really beautiful :)
I've been missing the Boooom! Love it.
Very nice!!!
You never disappoint! Once again you've created something useful and practical that also is beautiful!
I think this is the first time I've watched one of your videos... first I really like this one, second DUDE!!! You've got some AWESOME tools!!!! I'm sure it's taken a while to get everything, but it's nice to see someone showing all of these different tools for very specific purposes vs "let me make this with a hand saw so anyone can make this". I like those too, but seeing all of this stuff is effing cool. Please keep it up! -Happy new subscriber :)
Yay! Love to hear that! Hope you grab more inspiration from my other videos 😄
I already am... 😊
I completely relate to the ‘flush and smooth’ dopamine hit! 😂 Another great and inspirational video!
I'm surprised that I haven't come by your channel before. I appreciate your attention to detail and aspire to have a shop like this in the near future. Thank you! You've got a new subscriber here. Keep it up!
Wow, another well thought-out project !!!
Brilliant!!!!!! Now come do mine 😄
Bardzo dobrze wykonany Projekt. Pozwoliłem sobie go skopiować. Pozdrawiam serdecznie. 😊😊
Awesome well done 👍 ❤
I enjoyed this. I made a drill table some years ago that works quit well but I saw you moved the crank to the front. This is going on my list of ToDo's! Nice Job!
That is outstanding. I also love that you left your small 'error' in there, giving hope to us mere mortals.😊 Also, red...nothing bad ever came in red.
Ahaha thanks Danny :)
That's very luxurious workshop you have there💯
Awesome concept of the magnets to secure the wood top to the cast iron sub base.