Drill Press

General Safety

Wear your safety glasses at all times

Take off all jewelry

Do not wear loose clothing

Make sure you are the only person in the safety zone when operating the Drill Press.

General Safety continued

Keep your material tight against the table

Clear scrap or cut material with a brush, other scrap material, or your project from the table. Do not use your hands.

Use wood screw clamps to tighten the material to the drill press table

Components of the Drill Press

Table

Chuck

Chuck Key

Depth Stop

Operations of the Drill Press

Drilling

Boring

Countersinking

Sanding

Routing

Table

The table should be 90 degrees

Chuck

Chuck Key

Used to tighten the bit or drum in the chuck

Depth Stop

Drilling

Drilling is defined as creating a hole completely through the thickness of the material.

Boring

Boring is defined as creating a circular pocket a specific depth in the material.

Countersinking

Countersinking is defined as creating a hole completely through the thickness of the material with a taper on the surface to accommodate the taper head of a screw

Sanding

Sanding can be done on the drill press with the sanding drum bit.

Routing

Routing a decorative edge or a wood joint can be done on the drill press.

Operation Procedure 1

1. Tighten the bit or drum in the chuck with the chuck key.

Operation Procedure 2

2. Remove the chuck key!!

Operation Procedure 3

Adjust the table to be 90 degrees to the bit or drum

Operation Procedure 4

Use a back-up board to prevent drilling into the table.

Operation Procedure 5

Line up your material with the mark needed to be drilled

Operation Procedure 6

Clamp the material down to the table with wood screw clamps.

Operation Procedure 7

Turn the machine on and drill or bore the hole needed.

Use a consistent rocking motion to clear chips from the hole

Tighten the bit

Adjust the table

Backup Board

Line up the center mark

Clamp the material

Drill or Bore the hole