Drill press

With a drill press you can make straight holes into wood or metal

Basic usage

Unclamp the table lock

Bring the table down to make room for the drill

Put the drill into the chuck and twist the big lower ring to clamp the drill. Then, hold the top ring with one hand and with the other put some more force on the chuck to tighten it preperly.

Put the workpiece on the table. Hold the piece by hand when it's long enough. Otherwise clamp it to the table. Bring the table up so the surface is a little closer to the tip of the drill.

Close the safety guard

Start the drill.

Slowly bring down the quill. Keep the work piece steady when drilling.

Do a quick 10 second cleanup for the next person.

Tips

Use the right drill

Use a drop of cutting oil when drilling metal

Put a piece of wood underneath the work to get cleaner hole ends on the bottom.

• set a depth stop
• Change the speed