I swear, I haven't been consuming Melange/Spice - I can't actually see the future :D

Paul Jenkins 😂😂🤣🤣

If Bunnings don't/won't/can't order it (there is some weirdness with this drill presses availability!), Amazon AU do have them amzn.to/2HQX453 - cheapest price (according to CCC) was $245 :o

Honestly.... I can't blame you. Drill press tables can be a little *mundane* as a topic, but I'm very glad to hear that it was still of value with the added tips and tricks :)

With a low enough fence, you'll also be able to still use the built in clamp. The v notches on it are super useful when drilling round stock!

@@TheWoodKnight One solution would be to just put a temporary piece of ply or mdf to raise the table a little above the fence. To be honest, i hadn't thought about it having notches!

Once you go giant chisel for paring tasks, you'll never go back. The extra mass is actually *amazing* to work with when you can. I'd recommend 38mm/1.5" chisel - or in my case, whatever mystery sizes I found under the house in my dads collection ;)

@@TheWoodKnight 🤣🤣 Who doesn't love a mystery!

It was bigger than the fix it finger guy's dowel rod!

@@TakamiWoodshop True that, mate. Looked like a Cheerio! 🤣🤣 bwahahaha🤣🤣

The t track? Timbecon most likely!

They're from timbecon. I've "standardised" on their t track and t track accessories as they're slimmer at 3/8" deep instead of 1/2" deep like other ttracks. All their accessories are 5/16" thread instead of 1/4", so a little harder to find threaded inserts to diy parts

There's no "Bosch Green" in the US, is there? Its a bit weird they have never really released the green brand equivs under the Skil brand but with having sold that I guess they don't have a good "non-pro" brand to release such things under. US market too saturated?

@@TheWoodKnight I have never seen any greens anywhere Bosch is sold. It really is too bad as the low end market is very hit or miss from tool to tool even within the same brand. I have had terible luck with Black and Decker and Skil whenever I have gone for the cheap option, but the green line from Bosch has always turned out to be a solid choice.

Dummy piece isn't *needed* but it is nice and quick to set everything in place. Using a (top) bearing guided bit is fine too, but can be trickier. You'd need a bit that isn't *too* long before it gets to the bearing OR you need much thicker template stock (or multiple layers) to handle it because you need to plunge to expose the bearing. Then if that doesn't get you deep enough, you might have to remove template stock and/or change bits to something thats a better length. There is certainly a time and place for both templating systems to exist :)

I upgraded my drill press to a Nova Viking, so I don't have this one on hand to check - theoretically "yes", practically might be a bit trickier. Yes, can absolutely drill through the table as its just aluminium. Or you could theoretically rotate it out of the way if you could clamp/otherwise secure it, though I believe there is a key that forces it into one orientation. You could grind/file that off so it rotates freer. The laser *may* need readjustment for pinpoint accuracy through the table

@@TheWoodKnight Yes, the possibilities with the Bosch drill press seem to be there if people are prepared to make the adjustments/modifications that are needed. Good choice re: Viking. Expensive, but worth it I think.

They were from Timbecon, previously they were blue but now they made them shiny! www.timbecon.com.au/torquata-t-track-cam-clamps

@@TheWoodKnight thanks a lot from France and … François !

I gave my old drill press to my uncle which made his week! Could set it up as a dedicated spindle sander perhaps?

It's the entry level Freud dado stack - this one specifically! amzn.to/32RD5i0

@@TheWoodKnight Thank You :)

Just a waterbased acrylic clear coat. It'd work fine on MDF - I've used it on that before.

cheers

I'll bring the borsch.

I lack the proper equipment to measure proper run out, so I can't give you measurements there. I'd just need a dial indicator for that, right? Subjectively, its better than the Hafco drill press *I* had in terms of runout (and other things). Last time I was in at Hafco, their newer drill press models looked considerably sturdier. I've got no idea on Carbatec/Timbecons home brand drill presses, I'd assume they'd sit in a similar boat. If you want variable speed without belts, the 'cheapest' model seems to be the Nova Viking for $1600! I'm *extremely* happy with the drill press - I still wish there was a 'bosch blue' model with maybe a bit more swing, bit more torque for the stupidly large forstner bits - but otherwise very happy for my use!

@@TheWoodKnight Yes, I have seen the Nova Viking and it is amazing but at $1600 I'm not so sure. The Carbatec and Timbecon's bench drill presses aren't variable speed so its basically the Viking or the Bosch and like you I wish the Bosch had a "blue" model which would fit perfectly in the market. BTW an inexpensive dial indicator is very useful for not only checking run out on your drill press but checking slot/blade alignment on your table saw and helping square fences on cross cut sleds

No, sorry, I was basing it all off the materials I had on hand and taking direct measurements from the existing table/pillar/etc.

@@TheWoodKnight All good! I have the same drill press so I'll just watch the video a few more times :)

There aren't any plans for this table?

@@TheWoodKnight , yesterday I got a webpage error, now i don't. But I can't find the plans for this project

@@massimobassan8003 Like I said, there aren't any plans for it.

Did Dave Stanton feature that on his show a few weeks back? I swear I've seen that recently. That looks like a pretty kickass, able-to-be-transported-anywhere mobile workstation!

@@TheWoodKnight Yep that was mine. I do mainly Electronics and roast coffee inside the shed so the messy stuff needs to go outside or under a veranda. The ability to ignore the throat depth was the initial idea and it has sort of grown ;) Feel free to steal/borrow whatever you like from it.