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I receive a fair amount of questions about tools that people see in the back ground of
my videos. And one of them that receives the most questions is this drill press behind
me. Usually they center on have I had any problems with it, is it worth the money? But
a couple people have asked me the question, do I plan on building a drill press table
for it. The answer is no I have no immediate plans for a drill press table. Because I’m
not one to build a shop project for the sake of building shop projects. That is just something
I havn’t felt like I have needed. However, a drum sander or an oscillating sander is
something I have wanted for a long time. So I thing I’ll take care of that need today.
I have an idea for the drum that shouldn’t be too hard. Sanding however can kick up some
fine dust particles that I’d like to keep out of the air. So I want an effective dust
collection system. I think the best way to accomplish that is to build a base unit to
be used with the drum. I wanna cut the base piece first. So I’m
going to add half an inch to this measurement. I’ll adjust the fence with my alignment
jig. Now I wanna do the same thing for this measurement,
add half an inch. So I’ll switch to the miter guage.
Mark out the measurement and make my cut. Now that the base is cut I need some side
pieces. I’ve decided on 4 inches for no apparent reason.
Now I’m going to use dadoes to join the sides and the bottom of the base. If you have
seen any of my previous videos you know I like to cut dadoes on the table saw using
the miter gauge. I can’t use the miter guage for these because I’m going the length of
the board. However, I’m still going to use the table saw. I have this piece of scrap
here and I have ran it thru the table saw removing the kerf of the blade. I’ll place
it here. Then set the fence as I would normally with my alignment jig and clamp it to the
rip fence . Then make a single pass with the pieces I want daddos in. Remove the scrap
piece. Then make another pass without moving the rip fence. That will establish the two
sides of the daddo. Now all I have to do is clear the material between the two cuts.
Now that I have the daddos cut. I’ll cut the sides to length.
I’m going to glue the box together right on the drill press to ensure a snug fit.
If the daddos fit like they are suppose to these sides should stay without assistance.
Cut the
top to size. I’ve added an inch to the measurements to give me some overhang for clamping space
if I should ever need it. Clamp the top in place and get some lunch.
Now that this is dry, I’ll take it with me to the workstation and drill a hole in
the top for the sanding drum. I had something I was going to do with this
back side but I’ve decided against it which is why I’m closing it now.
Drill a hole for the shop vac. Alright the base is done now its time for
the drum. This scrap two by six left over from the garden
planter will be happy to donate. I have a quarter inch bolt with a one and
a quarter inch washer, a half inch washer, a lock washer and a nut.
Take everything back to the drill press. Most likely the drum will not run true and
mine is not. So this next step I found required a little
patience and a little thought. 80 grit sand paper on a sanding block and hold steady till
she evens out. After adding some 120 grit sand paper and
connecting the shop vac hose it’s time for a test run.
The dust collection is working better than I had hoped, there is a good bit of down draft
coming from the opening around the drum. Shop projects that meet a need and do it on
the cheap is my MO. This will probably be getting a lot of use in my shop.
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