Well done! I was looking around for a way to accurately center drill both ends of a 1/2" piece of round bar with 2 different size holes- to couple 2 shafts of different diameters- this is perfect and no doubt it will make my project even more fun to do-thanks for sharing your creativity! Ches Smith Columbia,SC

Nice jig! A machinist's vice works pretty well too. Put your workpiece into the drill press chuck, line up your vise. lower the drill press and clamp it in the vise. Unchuck the workpiece, chuck up the drill bit, and you'll hit dead center. It's a little fussy, but dead accurate if you're patient.

Dude you just saved me so much time. Thank you a lot, I needed a video like this to make washers and stuff without a working lathe!

Dude!!! you have just made my life infinitely easier!!! Thank you.(I was able to buy a drill chuck and shaft from amazon for about $15 now I have a self centering chuck to hold things for my drill press. I was eyeballing )

Useful, quick and easy jig. I used carriage bolts pointing down and glued into the hold down holes with wing nuts on the bottom, less obtrusive on the working surface.

Nice project. For most people this is an absolutely free jig, using junk around the shop! PERFECT!!

This press has worked like a charm for my projects kzfaq.infoUgkxajoEbapTfqWaadnqb04h6U576yxXp-FE . I didn't even secure it to my table top, mainly due to the fact that I was using a 15 lbs drill vise. It's not flimsy at all as to what others have claimed it to be. Make sure the locking nuts and levers are secured and there won't be any issues with light pressure and patience. I was able to drill through aluminum, plastic, and steel (steel took a while) with no problems at all. Yeah it took a little longer than a regular drill press, but I don't have the space OR the money for one.The instruction manual was worthless, but luckily assembling the press was intuitive. However, the manual would be good for ordering replacement parts if needed. There is a nice breakdown of the parts that are included in the kit. Before ordering, make sure it is compatible with your unit, it is clearly stated what models the press is compatible with.This was an excellent purchase for $40!!

Very nice..now i know there is a useful purpose for the chucks i salvaged from old drills :-)

I have been doing something similar over the years but a bit more refined. I purchased a Chinese 4" 3jaw lathe chuck on sale for about $50 new and mounter it on a squared and ground steel plate with 4 holes for mounting to a table or clamping in a vise. It worked so well I did the same with a 5" and 6" 3 jaw chuck.

This is a very clever idea! It solves a difficult problem and works great! Good Job!

Pretty clever, I can see several applications for this, thanks for the video.

One of those obvious things to do, AFTER you see it done! Great idea. Now I shall have to find that old drill. . . . .

Great idea that not only have I not seen on you tube yet but also that I needed. Plenty of extra chucks to do this. Thank you.

I used to build custom cars and HAD access to a Bridgeport and metal lathe, not any more. You have come up with an ingenues way of using a simple drill press and making a metal lathe. With the combination of other KZfaq videos on how to change out the drill chuck with chuck for a Milling Machine using a two axis dovetailed vise. I assumed to leveled everything since everything runs so true. Obviously I can tell you didn't miss that detail and I picked up on that fact, since it is obvious. One of my bobs was fabricating things, so I can 100% appreciate your idea. Well done.

Cool! Like drilling on a lathe. Just an FYI for anyone, if the drill is not spinning then the chips do not flow down the flutes as easily and can jam up if deep in a workpiece.

I had exactly this problem and couldn't figure it out now I know what to do thank you

For two years I've had a doohickey my grandfather had in his toolkit. Thought it was some broken drill he kept around. Wow. I guess not. Lol. Great video.

I to will put my hand up and say " where did I put that old drill? " Mate, great idea keep up the awesome work.

Hell yeah. I just retired an old drill, and I knew I wanted the chuck, so I know right where it's at.

Totally awesome! Thanks for sharing.

Awesome idea I have to replace my cheap drill as the hammer function neither fully engaged nor disengages so that will be my donor chuck

This is a very nice idea! Love it. Thank you for showing us.

Very well done and thought out idea. I have a metal lathe and just use it, but one thing I find is small drills react to the grain in the wood and bend, so the hole out the other end is not always centered. Had any problem with that.

Simple but really great tool that anyone can make with their old chucks! Thanks for the show.

Great trick!! Incredible results too! Kudos and thanks for sharing.

Thank you Great idea. I'm going to make one tomorrow.

The KISS principle. Having just found this and wishing I'd done so years earlier,thank you,thank you. This will save me a few dollars. Keep it simple and stupid. Love ❤️ it. ☑️

You turned your drill press into a simple vertical lathe ... A nice an simple way for homeowners to get more use out of their current tools.

Superfantastico !! Excellent jig, thanks for posting.

Priceless, thank you.

For weeks, I've been attempting to drill a centered hole through a M5 x 15MM stainless steel set screw. After many attempts, with tedious preparation beforehand, I've come somewhat close to drilling a reasonably centered hole on an inconsistent basis. Frustratingly, the resulting hole isn't precise enough for the part's intended application. However, I feel I can fabricate this critical part by using this method. Thank you so much for sharing.

Excellent video and process. Thanks for sharing

Nicely done! It's just what I was looking for!

Bert nice idea, made one - it works perfect! Thanks!

Nice reclameing of old parts very useful I have similar taper chuck on my lathe you have turned your press into vertical lathe

Fantastic idea. Thanks for posting.

Thank for the tip, very useful!

That's a versatile jig. I'll keep that in mind. Thanks.

Great ideas here. Thanks for posting

Neat idea. Yeh, I can see some use for doing that. Cheers.

I user this about 4 years ago to drill and tap some rifle brass for Hunter Safety Props I used a 1/2" chuck. You do not need to use the shaft of the drill almost all portable drills use a chuck thread of either 3/8-24 or 1/2-20 which are thread sizes that can be purchased in many fastener styles. I use either set screws or allen cap screws Both are stronger than normal screws but still workable for sizing to fixture. A hint for the reclaimers reversible drills have a keeper screw on the end of the shaft it is Reverse threaded (Left hand) most of the time and it is loctited in. Open the chuck fully and find out what slot shape it is. Make sure your tool fits tightly. clamp the chuck in a vise and then proceed to remove. For the chuck it is best to clamp the tool in a vise and place a very large allen wrench 3/8 or larger and use impact on it to unstick it

Great idea! Thanks for sharing.

Absolutely brilliant idea...!

This is a great help for all of us trying to use their drill as torn, thank you very much, it is a great idea!

well I have watched almost all of your videos and they were very good ...

nicely done!

Thank you, this is just what I need to do.

thanks for sharing, is very difficult make a hole truly perpendicular to a plane without a Jig like this. Very clever and cheap. The allignement of the axis of workpiece and the drilling tool is another subjet

Great idea.Good job!!

Is there any particular reason to prefer keeping the drill bit stationary below and rotate the part in the drill above?

Any suggestions if you need to center a hole in a rod too large for my chuck? I need to drill out a 3/4" dia shaft and my drill press chuck doesn't open that far.

Isso sim é uma boa invenção, meus parabéns rapaz.

Now I know what to do with all the old broken drills I've been keeping.

very good Idea Will give it a try.

awesome technique

Brilliant idea. Thanks

thanks so much for sharing that!

very good :) saved me a lot of trouble, thanks !!!!

NAILED IT!!!

good job, excellent solution!!! congratulations!!!

Excellent job my friend!

Great, nice and neat idea!

Well done, I'm impressed :-)

Excellent. Great idea.

Thank you for sharing.

What a great and creative idea my friend!

Wow just got to make one of these great job !

looks good .. could a simpler solution be found by using a machine vice and a vee block ... or have I missed something ?

That was badass, very crafty.

Another very handy tool. You are a great tinkerer.

Excellent job, very good !

Wow! Great idea!

Luv it. I have had a 3/4 chuck in a drawer for decades now I know why I saved it. Thankyou. Probably save it though Haha and use a smaller chuck

YOU ARE THE BEST

thanks, that helped me out a bunch

I did the same thin with a three jaw chuck from ENCO tools.

Nice machine! Is it rigid enough to drill a centered hole in 10 cm steel bolt? Thanks in advance!

Excellent Thanks Tim

i guess if you have an old chuck lying around and cannot think of any other use for it this would be one way to use it but there are drill press vices you can get with a small v notch in the block that will accomplish the same thing and easier to set up.

FANTASTIC

Perfect solution. Thanks

Excellent idea!

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A very good solution! In this way the chips automaticly fall out. Also a lot quicker then setting the lathe up for the occasional small part. A tip to get the drill centered in the hole is to turn the drill in the left direction bij hand. This will aligne it 100% before drilling. Good work.

THanks , How to drill a hole in a end/center of a square hole ?

I Have been racking my brain trying to figure how to do this? Now don't I feel a fool! after seeing this, so dam easy when you see it done...... Many thanks

I want to drill a 1/4" hole in the center of some 1/2". 3/4" and 1" PVC end caps. How do I do that accurately without a lathe

How about when i need to use a spade bit? And kind of jig for that?

Great IDEA, going make one

excellent work

Now that is a useful idea and simple too.

Great Idea sir, I shall make one..... blessings, pierre from New Mexico

Excellent, simple and very very useful. It's not relevant but I would always out my bolts facing down so that if they ever unscrewed themselves then the but will fall but the bolts will stay in place, at least for a while longer. I would also thinking about it, recess the heads of the bolts so as not to cause accidents by inadvertently catching either the material or one's clothing. Again, brilliant vid, so much so I'm in your club😂

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thanks for that,very clever

Brilliant!

Thank you for this excellent video ... I need a spare chuck now 😬

Wow!! Great Idea !! I’m gonna do the same. Question will that be good way to tap into the barrel ? To create a screw grove inside the barrel ?

good fucking job dude, i knew when i looked at those lone chucks, they had an important purpose, today i found that purpose

excellent idea