Drill Press Table

[Band Saw Box]

I ordered this drill press table Amazon.com: Woodstock D4033 Drill Press Table: Home Improvement a few weeks ago. I was using it to day for the frist time. I found out it was a total piece of junk. Using hole downs on the table caused the t-slots to be pulled out and the when the mounting hardware that hold the clamps for mounting the table to the drill press pull out. I should have taken the advice I give people when buying tools "Dont buy Cheap you get what you pay for" waht I got wont even make good firewood.
I'm not sure what table I go with next but I think I will be this one.Amazon.com: Woodpeckers Drill Press Table: Home Improvement. I think I'll call Woodcraft in Norfolk to see if they carry it.

[oregoncarver]

I learned my lesson buying cheap tools as well, got some Harbor Freight angle grinders cheap and burnt them out in 10 minutes. I have plans to make a drill press table but havn't had the time, maybe one of these days.

Arthur

[Band Saw Box]

Arthur, I made a drill press table about 5 years out of MDF it had a handwheel type adjustable fence and was kind of nice. I didn't seal the MDF along the edges and I guess the damp air in my old shop caused the MDF to swell and the slides for the fence no longer worked very well. I tried to fix it but it was never the same. I could build another one but I think buying one is the way I'll go this time. I did fimd this.
Complete Drill Press Table - Woodpeckers WPDPPACK1 which is a more complete the the one at Woodcraft of just $10.00 more and they also carry this Drill Press Table Fence - Woodpeckers DP3FENCE. I can get both for about $170.00 and the shippping is free. So far that the best price around.

[WoodCarverOH]

Dan:
Check this table out.
It's not junk.
Rockler Drill Press Table and Fence - Rockler Woodworking Tools

[Band Saw Box]

It looks like a good one Eric. I did see that reviews talk about the t-slots and inserts for mounting it to the drill press pulled loose that concerns me a bit since that the problem I had with the other one. Do you own this table?

[Wdcrvr]

RE: Woodpecker Drill Press Table

Dan,

I bought a Woodpecker drill press table in 2006 and installed it on my ~13-1/2" dia slotted round drill press table. It has served me well. My Woodpecker is the old style Woodpecker that used 15/16" thick Baltic Birch plywood with top/bottom red laminate. On my table, the T-slot inserts are held in place using screws screwed into the plywood from the top of the insert. It's been a sturdy and accurate table for my purposes ... no problems to date.

I note on the Woodpecker site that the current version of the Woodpecker drill press tables are now made of MDF. Woodpeckers Drill Press Table The description says that the T-Tracks are bolted in place from underneath so that should lessen the likelihood of T-Track pull out.

So, my experience with the older version of Woodpecker has been good. I believe that Woodpecker offers good quality products so I'd expect the new version to also be robust.

Tom

[Ron Standley]

I need something like this, good information here.

Thanks for posting Dan.

[Band Saw Box]

Thanks Tom for your reply. The one thing that I really like about the Woodpicker is how the T-slots are mounted. I'm going to see if I can find some more reviews on it. I'm glad to be od help Ron. I really wanted my friend here to know about the Woodstock table and to stay away from it.

[Band Saw Box]

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