Drill press essentials

[optima21]

centre drills for starting holes after you centre punch them

 

[brianblock]

Go on now tell us it is a Fobco & it cost tenner I appreciate you will have to collect from about a mile away or is it

No actually it's a Startrite mercury mk11 it was more than a tenner but it was about a mile out of my way on my route home from work if that counts

Morse taper drift if it has a hollow quill.

I don't believe it has a taper quill just the rohm chuck pops of a small taper on the end of the quill using that knurled ring with the 2 holes

Again if anyone knows different speak up

Some drilling gold tips coming out here guys. Keep em coming

What are options for lining up parts? A dead centre of some kind?

 

[123hotchef]

vice grips that attach to the table

 

[bigegg]

Depending on if you do wood/plastic:
Fence.
Sanding drum.

 

[mike 109444]

No actually it's a Startrite mercury mk11 it was more than a tenner but it was about a mile out of my way on my route home from work if that counts



I don't believe it has a taper quill just the rohm chuck pops of a small taper on the end of the quill using that knurled ring with the 2 holes

Again if anyone knows different speak up

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Some drilling gold tips coming out here guys. Keep em coming

What are options for lining up parts? A dead centre of some kind?

Sticky pin ( a lump of plasticine and a pin !)

 

[Arc Tourist]

Depends on the accuracy required, but centre punch chucked up works fine for most purposes. If you are going to do repetitive drilling, then a couple of pieces if angle iron, or an adjustable or 90* square clamped to the table work a treat.

 

[james butler]

Small tin can of engine oil and a cheap pointed paint brush standing in it..your drill bits are going to love you forever each and every dab

This really is a good tip and one I only recently realised after blunting goodness knows how many bits and work hardening the job.

 

[Rig Pig]

A bench grinder to keep your drills sharp.

 

[brianblock]

Thanks everyone I've got plenty there to be getting on with, I've ordered a couple of the bits suggested that I didn't have already

I have a couple of centre punches but fancy an auto punch. Is it a case of get a cheap one off eBay or is there a make you guys recommend? Don't want to spend a fortune but want to spend wisely, if you know what I mean

 

[outofthefire]

Also, a magnet is handy for holding drill bits, taps, or other small tools near by on the table while doing a job.

Personally i'd say exactly the opposite I hate magnetised drill bits.

 

[Mee]

Centre punch, if you've not already gone one and a bench grinder to keep your drill points keen. I've known people throw blunt bits away, unaware that they can be reground.

Round our way they all come to me to be sharpened, knew I should have kept my mouth shut.

 

[Paul G]

A reverse direction switch.

 

[Kent]

I would suggest drilling a small hole in a golf ball and jam it over the handle of your chuck key. It will give you better leverage to tighten and release drill bits from the chuck. Also, a magnet is handy for holding drill bits, taps, or other small tools near by on the table while doing a job.

Surely that could magnetise them?

 

[Kent]

Tub of cutting grease
Drift pin
Hammer
If it's a tall one a bit of wood or plastic over the steel base (stops you dropping out a mouse taper through the centre hole and chipping it as it hits the base)
Zeus tables for tapping sizes and correct clearances

 

[Arc Tourist]

Surely that could magnetise them?

If it happens on occasion, I just tap the base of the drill and the bits fly off; not really an issue for me.

 

[Arc Tourist]

Round our way they all come to me to be sharpened, knew I should have kept my mouth shut.

Yeah, maybe I should keep my mouth shut too. I just picked this up today. It has attachments for sharpening Mill, Drill, & Lathe cutters. Won it on ebay.

 

[brianblock]

Yeah, maybe I should keep my mouth shut too. I just picked this up today. It has attachments for sharpening Mill, Drill, & Lathe cutters. Won it on ebay.
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That's nice mate is it a lisle?

 

[Arc Tourist]

That's nice mate is it a lisle?

No, its a, and I hang my head in shame , import model.

 

[Kent]

If it happens on occasion, I just tap the base of the drill and the bits fly off; not really an issue for me.

It's a big issue for me especially with taps