Making a Unique Machine Stand - Easier ways but worth the Extra Effort?

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Жыл бұрын

It wasn't until after I designed this Drill Press Stand that I actually thought about how I could make it. I'd always intended to make it from steel but the only methods I could think of achieving it were far from elegant. I didn't want to give up on the design though as I was super happy with it, so I decided to make it from plywood instead.
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@PaskMakes Жыл бұрын

@nenaelliott8058 Жыл бұрын

It's great. Very sturdy. .. And it does look like metal. Without all the welding. Great job.

@tomlagatol4448 Жыл бұрын

I’ve never seen anyone on KZfaq ever make anything like it! Just the fact that you thought of it is credit to your skill and craftsmanship… You are indeed a master there’s no one like “Pask”! Great Job-Terrific Vid! Thanks.

@jlturnerwoodworking102 Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad you did make it the way you did! It looks awesome and harks back to the workbench build that I loved so much and got me watching your awesome vids all those years ago!

@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648 Жыл бұрын

The main reason for using metal like cast iron seems to me to be for the sake of the weight and consequent stability. A secondary consideration is resistance to impact and puncture in use, but normally a drill press has a metal deck anyhow. Anyhow, wood is lighter. To compensate for the smaller weight, as well as a certain top heaviness of the whole apparatus, bolting it to the floor might be appropriate.

@reigninoel Жыл бұрын

Well the answer is obvious: You'll need to start casting iron. Just kidding, this stand came out looking great. If it turns out it's not heavy enough, bolt it to the floor.

@WhEE443 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the way you don't edit out your mistakes. It makes your videos so relatable.

@PaskMakes Жыл бұрын

No worries! We all make them! :)

@smashyrashy Жыл бұрын

@@PaskMakes there are two types of people, those that make tons of mistakes and liars

@sebastianocano3289 Жыл бұрын

Yes, also learning how to fix them is great content

@littlebighumancom Жыл бұрын

Not only that, I've learned so much from youtubers who do that. Before youtube, if I made a mistake, I often just started again or sometimes even gave up for a while, but I've learned to fix mistakes. You also start making less and less mistakes this way.

@ac.creations Жыл бұрын

YES. The depth error because of an old measurement is a common occurrence. Stuff gets revised and changed and sometimes nobody tells you until you're already working on something.

@GarageSandals Жыл бұрын

"There are easier ways to do it, but I reckon it turned out great" should be the name of your channel.

@briturner11 Жыл бұрын

Wow with all these new additions, I think we might be overdue for a shop tour!

@PaskMakes Жыл бұрын

I keep meaning to do one Brian - I'll try and get to it, maybe sometime this year. :)

@TizonaAmanthia Жыл бұрын

I like that you are about as comfortable with metal as you are with wood, it usually seems like a craftsman strongly favors one over the other, and it can seriously limit his projects because of that.

@PaskMakes Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tizona, I just like making things from whatever. :)

@MattOGormanSmith Жыл бұрын

It'd be nice to have separate workshops for each. Woodwork is dry and dusty, metalwork is oily and sticky. Not a great combo, even before you worry about the fire hazard from all the welding and grinding sparks. It's an incentive to keep the shop clean, at least.

@TizonaAmanthia Жыл бұрын

@@MattOGormanSmith agreed. he may well have that, I'm more pleased to see he's competant in both areas, more so than most woodworkers, i think; or how Mattias Wandel is great with electronics, as well as woodworking. it expands their skills and what projects they can handle and do WELL at.

@alfredomarquez9777 Жыл бұрын

@@TizonaAmanthia Well though... I always tell my carpenter-only friends that they are losing a great opportunity of learning to work with metal too. At least, it is good to know how to weld, how to bend sheetmetal, and how to use screws to hold metal pieces together! At least one of them learned just enough to be able to add a thin plate top cover to his homemade circular saw table, and he succeeded!

@princess33064 4 ай бұрын

I am very thankful for the kzfaq.infoUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO that has been a tremendous help to me in building a perfect outdoor shed. I have been facing many challenges and difficulties for a long time, but this plan has guided me to correct the mistakes during the process. I am impressed by the projects and I express my gratitude to the creator of this collection of plans.

@fletchro789 Жыл бұрын

The lip on the table top is the real genius!

@Theexplorographer Жыл бұрын

So refreshing to see you make this by hand rather than using a fancy x-carve. Don't get me wrong, I love my CNC but often get tired of seeing them used constantly in YT videos. Always enjoy and am inspired by your work.

@JamieBainbridge Жыл бұрын

Every channel has one tool which is the star of the show. Gingium has his plasma table. I feel like yours is the fly press, it's so good.

@NikosDIY Жыл бұрын

Really amazing concept. It really complements the vintage drill press. Also I think you have made us all fall in love with that fly press thingies.

@PaskMakes Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it Nikos! I've said it many times, the flypress is my absolute favourite tool! :)

@stevehawker8042 4 ай бұрын

@@PaskMakes As an electronics engineer my first day in the mechanical shop was using a fly press to cut slots and other shapes in aluminium and steel housings and front plates. There isn't really anything as satisfying as punching holes as though it were a hot knife through butter. I really miss using that fly press and would get one if I had room for it and an excuse to use it.

@corinkayaker Жыл бұрын

Showing the error with the top reminds all of us that you are also a mortal. Though this could also be part of your cunning plan? Seriously, looks fantastic. Well done!

@PaskMakes Жыл бұрын

Haha! No plan I just make mistakes like everyone! :)

@pjhalchemy Жыл бұрын

@@PaskMakes Mum's the word Neil. Definitely rock solid old school eye candy. Can't wait to see the control box you come up with. Thanks Much for all you bring forward to the community!

@JBLewis Жыл бұрын

The act of putting the slides and sides into the opening, and then measuring the remaining width is genius! I have no doubt that I'd out there with my calipers trying to figure out how thick the plywood really was, end with complicated fractions and an ill-fitting drawer! I will try very hard in the future to remember that trick!

@PaskMakes Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! :)

@MattOGormanSmith Жыл бұрын

Those slides are quite forgiving in that axis. you can be a mm or 2 off on the drawer width no problem.

@clemoniii Жыл бұрын

It's always a pleasure watching your creative ideas come to fruition.

@PaskMakes Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Clinton! Glad you enjoyed it! :)

@GoogleAreDumb Жыл бұрын

Absolute thing of beauty, mate. Would fool me unless I went up and knocked on it.

@evilestmark Жыл бұрын

I love your videos and I've come to love the comments section as well. Everyone said all the good things I was thinking already. It's nice to come to a corner of youtube where the comments are full of respect and love! But it's hard to not love your stuff Pask!

@PaskMakes Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much - glad you're enjoying the videos as well as the comments section! I really do get very positive feedback which I absolutely appreciate, every one of them! :)

@garmar704 Жыл бұрын

You said it all for me as well!

@johnsrabe Жыл бұрын

12:18 Amen! Good glue, good plywood, and a pure heart. It’s all you need. 23:47 Everyone knows you made that error to make us feel better about our paltry skills. Bless you.

@coryclaassen9843 Жыл бұрын

I think you should do an overall shop tour video. Shows us the outside of that building and all the rooms/tools on the inside too. Easy to make and will get a lot of views.

@ianvicedomini2648 Жыл бұрын

It looks incredible Neil. The colour is spot on and you wouldn't know it's plywood by the colour and design. Fantastic video mate 👌👏👍🏽

@PaskMakes Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Ian! I have to say I'm pretty happy with it! :)

@itarry4 Жыл бұрын

Due to the design, shape and paint it almost looks made out of metal rather than wood. Really suits the use it's going to be used for.

@thomas-gk9jp Жыл бұрын

"What happens in the back of a cabinet stays in the back of a cabinet" Thank you for such content Neil !!

@stevestogsdill5791 Жыл бұрын

Looks great! Throw some souvenir magnets on the drawer fronts to add to the illusion!

@rick91443 Жыл бұрын

I remember watching your channel YEARS AGO, and predicted then, you could do ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING....and boy was I right ....cheers...rr Normandy, France

@weicheisen9999 Жыл бұрын

A very good design ! Looks really old industrial fashioned !

@HBSuccess Жыл бұрын

Makes my night to find a new Pask Makes… creative as always Neil and well-executed. You always go the extra mile, and I’m glad that old drill press is back in good service. Now make me one please 😂

@ronnieahman6958 Жыл бұрын

The whole set looks absolutely awesome. The color match is perfect. Looks so vintage. Fantastic!!

@boryscholewinski4370 Жыл бұрын

You know that moment, when you wake up and check the time hoping that you can sleep a bit more, than get so happy when you have still a few hours of sleep? That's what I do when watching Pasks videos, relishing at them being so long :)

@lukearts2954 Жыл бұрын

The workshop's slowly becoming a museum of gems... :) Gave me a 1 second heart-attack when you tested the bearing of the router with your thumb... (you probably edited it for that purpose, since the sound of the machine was already playing in that frame.) Always great if a video can give the viewer goosebumps! =D

@Incandescentiron Жыл бұрын

That's the most beautiful drill stand I've ever seen.

@trojanhorsey Жыл бұрын

Your Workshop looks like a beautiful place to sit and design things. So pleasing to the eye and clean. All the more fun to make things in.

@jewdd1989 Жыл бұрын

It’s stunning, when I saw it I actually thought you fabricated it out of steel sheeting so props! You always build with such talent, thoughtfulness and excellent build quality. Thank you for not going the cnc route, the level of craftsmanship is beyond most woodworkers and especially in a time when hand crafted is again dying out

@PaskMakes Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! It would've been nice to have the finished piece made from steel but I think plywood was the correct choice in the end. :)

@RichardMerrill3Hawk Жыл бұрын

Fun to see your thought process and making it all come together. Love seeing that I'm not the only one who makes mistakes and has to fix them!

@PaskMakes Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Richard! :)

@kevin_delgado Жыл бұрын

As someone who enjoys restoring vintage woodworking machinery, I very much appreciate this period style stand.

@SteRumbelow Жыл бұрын

That’s an absolute work of art, Neil.

@mikesmswoodworking Жыл бұрын

The stand looks great!! From a distance I don't think most would notice that it was made from plywood vs. metal.

@parqld Жыл бұрын

Fantastic design and very becoming for the age of the drill press. So good to see things brought back to life in such a disposable society.👍🇦🇺

@NigelMarston Жыл бұрын

I love it. If you had just presented it as "my new cast iron stand" I'd have totally believed it. But even made from ply, with that many layer, it's going to be bloody hard wearing anyway. Really clever design..!!

@beartastic-ftw Жыл бұрын

.. to quote one of my favourite comedians, Bec Hill: "Ruddy brilliant!"

@DylansDIYWorkshop Жыл бұрын

The stand definitely matches the drill press. I love how you were able to make it look so much like an ornate steel cabinet

@justavian Жыл бұрын

Safe to say this is nicer than any piece of furniture i have ever made. Thanks for making me feel like a caveman banging sticks together. I love it, though. Very cool.

@tomcarrington572 Жыл бұрын

I'm telling....seriously that is a very nice cabinet and based for a drill press.

@shadowscribe Жыл бұрын

It looks lovely, thematically old school, and definitely passes the across the room test.

@PaskMakes Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! That's all it needs - the across the room test! ;)

@krazytroutcatcher Жыл бұрын

That’s a lovely ornate stand there, which suits the drill press. When I refurbished my Tauco drill press, I used a decades old cast start switch box, but gutted it, and fitted a modern on/off switch inside, so it’s disguised.

@stevebettany8778 Жыл бұрын

You’re never going to get bored with the press and stand classic beauty.

@kleckerklotz9620 Жыл бұрын

Very well done, Neil. If the problem with the backside bothers you in the long run, you can chamfer the back panel until the top panel has a small overhang. This way nobody would ever notice it. The only problem would be that you would then have to paint it again.

@user-sl3il5sz2s Жыл бұрын

Engineering thinking, interesting technology, sense of style. It was a great idea and great implementation. Yes, you are the Master.

@MCLEO983 Жыл бұрын

I love that you show your mistakes. Well done. Everything looks awesome.

@PkmHax 8 ай бұрын

I envy your workshop so much. You have almost everything now.

@sandraforsman4971 Жыл бұрын

You had me fooled I really thought it was made of steel by just looking at it! Great result as always Neil, good job! 👌

@w.davidmcguinn8674 Жыл бұрын

You did something that was not just another plywood box. Wonderful and creative and worthwhile. Thank you. Cordially. W. David McGuinn.

@sportsman1824 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful stand.... your kayak in the background adds a touch of class to your videos.

@johngibson7307 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful workshop and Beautiful work keep it up man the world would be in sorry shape without craftsmen in the world like you

@kenc2257 Жыл бұрын

The stand came out super. Several neat little details (like the drawer fronts, and the handles).

@katsbreez Жыл бұрын

It's fabulous! Love the design. Didn't realize plywood could be that tough. And I definitely sang the scrap wood challenge song when you made those first cuts.🤗

@sapelesteve Жыл бұрын

Only one word for this build: AWESOME! 👍👍

@keithdoot7366 3 ай бұрын

Nice Design, and well executed!! And now I NEED a fly press. Awesome job Neil.

@gabrielgomescunha Жыл бұрын

A skilful craftsman with a really good taste

@TokyoCraftsman Жыл бұрын

Well done, has to be one of the best looking drill press stands I’ve seen.

@scottspropertyservices6877 Жыл бұрын

The steel drawer fronts & the lettering would’v fooled me into thinking it was a cast base if I hadn’t watched this video. But im thinking hammertone paint would’v sealed the deal. Amazing job & very inspirational video to get me into the shed on this beautiful Saturday morning.

@yobgodababua1862 Жыл бұрын

That's a nice chonky stand! The curves are lovely.

@eggsngritstn Жыл бұрын

Wow. Lots of detailed work to make a convincing metal substitute. Well done!

@probotprobert Жыл бұрын

I could watch you make macaroni and cheese! Another amazing job! Nobody will know it’s not cast iron… except the million viewers the video has!

@alanwasserman8176 Жыл бұрын

Neil the stand came out great, from a distance you couldn't tell its all plywood

@wernerpfeifer Жыл бұрын

Grandios! Diese Qualität kannst du nirgends kaufen!

@TheDivasoprano Жыл бұрын

Really excellent work. The thumbnail looks like a cartoon cake. There’s a trend right now. I thought this was a cake video, then got excited when I realized it was actually you.

@williamellis8993 Жыл бұрын

I think it's great, Neil. The results and effect were well worth the effort. Bill

@kzookid2051 Жыл бұрын

Awesome work! One thing I love about your videos is that you often show how to make projects from both steel and wood, so folks like me who don't have a welding set-up or a metal lathe can still make great things.

@billybike57 2 ай бұрын

Wow! That turned out excellent! Well done, impeccable!

@robertm348 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful project! Your drill press should feel right at home on the new "old" stand. Thank you for your inspiration!

@davidbutcher7946 Жыл бұрын

The cast lettering is a great idea!

@garetkonigsfeld2 Жыл бұрын

You knocked it out of the park.

@Rouverius Жыл бұрын

"Was it worth the extra effort?" I have to say: Yes! That really gives that iconic tool a proper place to live.

@IEnjoyCreatingVideos Жыл бұрын

That's a nice looking stand there Neil! Thanks for sharing the video with us!💖👍😎JP

@geoffreysecomb5305 Жыл бұрын

Love it, Neil. A lot of KZfaq makers are boring me silly these days, but you’re keeping it fresh and different. Keep it up! Greetings from Brisbane.

@PaskMakes Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Geoffrey! :)

@PeUwe Жыл бұрын

I really admire how accurately you work

@Vickie-Bligh Жыл бұрын

Damn you are so clever. It does look like a cast iron stand and looks marvelous. Thanks for sharing this with us all. I appreciate the craftsmanship and talent you display here. You are a joy to watch, Neil. Thanks.

@PaskMakes Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Vickie! :)

@GM-qq1wi Жыл бұрын

A real thing of beauty, regardless of function I think it would look lovely as a piece of furniture.

@samanthadean1083 Жыл бұрын

Amazing job, Neil!!! ❤️❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@zzota Жыл бұрын

Beautiful stand. Suits the drill perfectly.

@EngineerMikeF Жыл бұрын

Excellent work as always, & you are certainly keeping the plywood mfgr's in business

@kristoffer-robinlotze7273 Жыл бұрын

We need a new coffee table and this sparked some thinking. 😀😍

@mechminded2207 Жыл бұрын

You know the drill, im impressed.

@theseconddarrin3788 Жыл бұрын

Love that fly press

@blackdog850 Жыл бұрын

And so it all comes together! Still impressed with the drill press re-condition/restore...and now this?!? Well played my friend, well played! Cheers!

@aaronnielson9687 Жыл бұрын

You are a true artisan of many different skills. Your videos inspire me.

@tonyrooke Жыл бұрын

Excellent project, love the vintage look. Also inspiring for future projects to be surrounded by stylish cabinets in a workshop, like the old craftsmen had. Rather than the modern cheap quick functional boxes, which inspire more of the same.

@PaskMakes Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony! I know it's not essential but it's fun to be surrounded by cool items, even in the workshop. :)

@robertr4193 Жыл бұрын

Looks really nice and convincing as a cast iron stand at least on camera anyway. You are right about it should be sturdy enough for the drill press.

@timbrownblacksmithandknife5648 Жыл бұрын

Really has a cool cast iron look

@rafezetter8003 Жыл бұрын

"having thought about it - I decided to make it from plywood instead" - haha lol been there, ply is so much easier to work with for things like this. SHH I won't tell a soul - cross my heart :)

@thepleyadian6559 Жыл бұрын

I admire your enormous talent, but also your honesty. Not everyone has the courage to show their mistakes, something absolutely human and normal. A job of excellence! Big hug from Buenos Aires!

@billmccabe9601 Жыл бұрын

Turned out fantastic. If we didn't study along with you building it, we would never know it wasn't a 98 year old machine cabinet.

@whereisthebalance5732 5 ай бұрын

I just love making things too, you really inspire me and I keep coming back to this video. This is one of my favorite projects of yours. You are an artist sir.