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Plenty of people jump straight into making a drill press table, cut the plywood, slap on a fence, and only then discover the table hits the column, the fence will not sit square, or the whole thing rocks. Almost all of that disappointment is avoid...
Read Article →Replacing the motor on your 8-inch benchtop drill press is a straightforward repair when you order the right 1/3 HP electric motor for your drill press. Order the wrong one and you are left with a motor that physically cannot be bolted into the ma...
Read Article →Building a table and fence for your drill press is one of those upgrades that seems simple until you notice the finished holes drifting or the fence flexing under a push. The build itself is straightforward; keeping it accurate is the real task. A...
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The first time I stood next to a Craftsman 17 inch drill press, it changed how I thought about the tool. My little bench press had trained me to work small. This one, all cast iron and floor-planted, drilled a 1/2 inch hole through steel plate lik...
Read Article →The question I hear most often from Rockwell 17-600 owners isn't "where do I buy parts?" It's "will this part from a Delta actually fit my machine?" It's the right question to ask — and the answer is more nuanced than most forum posts admit.
Read Article →Anyone who has installed a set of European-style concealed cabinet hinges knows the moment of truth: the big round hole in the door that the hinge cup drops into. Bore it in the wrong spot, at the wrong depth, or off-square, and the door will neve...
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