Bob Riefer
08-18-2010, 1:16 PM
Still in shop setup mode (man there's a long ramp up curve in this hobby... an enjoyable ramp though) and last night I was playing around with the drill press. It's a walker-turner as pictured.
I simply took a square piece of MDF and affixed it to the metal table that comes with the drill press. Then, I clamped a 24" long level as a straight edge fence.
So, then I thought I'd test my setup by drilling a bunch of holes to see if they all lined up. I edge jointed a board to be sure it was flat, and went to it.
None of the holes lined up? They were all over the map (but within a millimeter of eachother).
Being new to drill presses, here are my guesses:
- It was a really bad/dull drill bit that I was using for testing
- Maybe I need to use a faster speed so that the bit doesn't wander into the soft wood?
I'm not sure what else to look for, any ideas?
THANKS!
I simply took a square piece of MDF and affixed it to the metal table that comes with the drill press. Then, I clamped a 24" long level as a straight edge fence.
So, then I thought I'd test my setup by drilling a bunch of holes to see if they all lined up. I edge jointed a board to be sure it was flat, and went to it.
None of the holes lined up? They were all over the map (but within a millimeter of eachother).
Being new to drill presses, here are my guesses:
- It was a really bad/dull drill bit that I was using for testing
- Maybe I need to use a faster speed so that the bit doesn't wander into the soft wood?
I'm not sure what else to look for, any ideas?
THANKS!