Drill Press fence - accurate setting

[Nissim Avrahami]

Good day

I would like to share with you my method of setting the Drill Press table fence.

Toooo the pics...

Regards
niki

[Nissim Avrahami]

[pat warner]

And if the table rotates or you change the height of the table, then?

[Nissim Avrahami]

Hi Pat

As for changing the table height, I don't see any problem...

If I rotate the table, I can turn it back exactly to the same original position...

Please have a look at this post (it was also a "Shop tip" in wood magazine)
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=78165

Regards
niki

[Chris Tsutsui]

Thanks for the share and great pictures with captions.

I assume that to reset everything if the table moves is you would have to install the board jig, then just center the drill bit between the fence and jig.

If you raise or lower the height of a drill press... well at least mine, then the table can shift slightly as soon as you unlock it so the bit won't be centered in the same area.

[Danny Burns]

Thanks for the great post!

[Nissim Avrahami]

Thank you Chris and Danny

Chris

As you can see, my drill press is a bench top DP.

I clamped an iron try square to the bench and, every time that I move the table out of "center" ( to change for longer bit or to set new table height), I just push it back till it touches again the try square (as you can see on the link).

I don't have the Floor drill stand so I don't have any idea as for returning the table to center.

Regards
niki

[Eddie Darby]

Yet another very helpful post! Thanks! ....Again!