Drill press table
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Firebrick43
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For steel or woodworking?
Whatever I need to do around the house. I figure if I have to drill metal, I can rest the drill press vise against the fence… or just pull the table off if I have to drill metal.
I would like it to bolt to the metal table with wing nuts or something like that… not weird clips.
I have a homemade wood table that bolts through the metal table, but it doesn’t have a fence.
alinc100
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For the price I don't know how you could go wrong with this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KL1HVZF/?tag=atomicindus08-20
Rockler and woodcraft have some nice ones as well, but seems expensive compared to the WEN
Rockler and woodcraft have some nice ones as well, but seems expensive compared to the WEN
That looks perfect. It will be a huge upgrade over what I have… which is basically just a board. Sometimes I use a bar clamp as a fence…
Putting that in my Amazon cart.
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I don't have a picture but I made my own, a chunk of a old desktop, 2 t-slot rails from rockler morticed into the top and a shop made fence. I also used a router with a rabbiting bit to make a cut out for replaceable inserts directly below the chuck.
That Wen looks nice enough, but these are a fun easy build if you're inclined
Make it so it captures your current table, mine just pops on the top, then has a cam lever to lock into place. Put a replaceable insert where most the action will be. Moveable fence w tslot is a bonus
Make it so it captures your current table, mine just pops on the top, then has a cam lever to lock into place. Put a replaceable insert where most the action will be. Moveable fence w tslot is a bonus
Here is how I retain mine. I used to capture the stock metal table on three side but found that I liked the ability to slide the wooden fence in and out.
Prospecter
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THAT is an elegant solution!Here is how I retain mine. I used to capture the stock metal table on three side but found that I liked the ability to slide the wooden fence in and out.
Thank you sir
steel 35
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Thought I found the jackpot / Just learned; I am hunting for one!
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RTM
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That'll hit a new high bar in the arc of shame
Packard V8
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Makes me wonder how I've owned more than a dozen DPs and none of them ever had a fence.
jack vines
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Is it a metal vs woodwork thing? I'm with you, I don't even know how I would use a fence, but I'm purely a metal guy. My drill press won't even spin fast enough to drill a piece of wood!
Yes, woodworking, at least for me.
I never used, or saw a need for fence, for metalwork.
techieman33
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I had that Wen table. It was ok. The biggest problem for me was that it lived in a humid environment and the particle board ended up failing after a couple years. If I was buying today then I would get the newer version, they fixed most of the other problems I had with the one linked above. It's easily worth the extra $12.
