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drill press cabinet

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well I think I'm finally done making shop furniture this drill press pretty much completes my shop (for now),there never done.made mostly out of other project leftovers,melamine,hard board,clear doug fir,baltic birch and plywood.full extension ball bearing drawer glides and 3" full swivel wheels.not a lot of bells and whistles, mostly ideas from various jocks,made to fit my needs.drill table is from rockler,didnt feel like making one myself.

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

clear doug fir baltic birch melamine shop furniture drill press cabinet

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Pottz commented almost 2 years ago

this was done several years ago.

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

SplinterGroup commented almost 2 years ago

Based on my experience, your bottom drawer is full of all the "spent" bits that need sharpening or other treatment?

That pull-out really makes this project serve its purpose, see all the bits and take minimal space to do it.

Pottz commented almost 2 years ago

i love that pull out panel,keeps the bit nicely organized.

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

RyanGi commented almost 2 years ago

That narrow pull out drawer is a nice touch Potty. When I did the table saw surround I had a small dead area at the end of the table under the router portion. I put in vertical rails with slots to capture 1/4” MDF ‘plates’ to serve as shelves. Drilled a bunch of holes in the plates and labeled them up. The idea was that they could be easily slipped out of the vertical rails so as to easy pick and remove/return bits without being stooped over. In practice, I rarely remove them, but at least I could replace them easily if I wanted to. It’s all got doors on it now of course…

Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".

Pottz commented almost 2 years ago

thats a great use of space.

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

RyanGi commented almost 2 years ago

I gotta tell you, mostly through luck and an overly analytical brain, that table saw surround build has just been amazing. Lots of storage, works the way it’s designed….make me happy…almost feels like an actual woodshop when I look T it sometimes…

Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".

Rich commented almost 2 years ago

Looks awesome, Lar.

Half of what we read or hear about finishing is right. We just don’t know which half! — Bob Flexner

Pottz commented almost 2 years ago

thanks rich.

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

Eric - the "Loft" commented almost 2 years ago

Well done with lots of storage, really like the narrow drawer on the left.

Main Street to the Mountains

Pottz commented almost 2 years ago

thanks bud.

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

YRTi commented almost 2 years ago

Well made and well organized! Nice

No name noobie here

Albert commented almost 2 years ago

That's really first class, about what we would expect from you.

Albert

Petey commented almost 2 years ago

Pottz,

That is interesting that I just finished mine a month ago. I added the DP Pro fence from Woodpeckers. (just the dence) 70 bucks I think. It has awesome dust collection. I really like it.

Nice work on your cabinet.

Petey

Pottz commented almost 2 years ago

thanks guys.
petey i looked that fence when you posted it,looked very interesting. i gotta look at that again.

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

oldrivers commented almost 2 years ago

Top of the line drill press cabinet Pottz . Well designed and topped off with your excellent workmanship.

-- Soli Deo gloria! ( To God alone be the Glory)

LIttleBlackDuck commented almost 2 years ago

Have to admit pottzy, that ~~bloody~~ sideways drawer is a neat idea/touch.

If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD

Pottz commented almost 2 years ago

thank you rivers.
duckie i was afraid that sideways drawer would give you flash backs !

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

James McIntyre commented almost 2 years ago

Yours came out so much better than mine, and all that storage.

Is that one of those great Harbor Freight Chicago machines?

James McIntyre

Pottz commented almost 2 years ago

the drill press ? thats a delta full size. in the pic i guess it might look like a bench top. the cabinet is made to roll over the base plate.

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

WestCoast Arts commented almost 2 years ago

Well done. I had thought it was a bench top press as well. I like even more now that I see it's a floor model.
I still have many shop cabinets to build so I'm always interested in seeing others creative ideas (my metal shop in particular is very tight for space)

Angellos