Convert Drill Press Table to Round Insert

[glenn bradley]

Just that easy.

Made enough inserts to last quite a while.

For those that have not had these conversations . . . a replaceable backer for your drill press table is nice. A square one, off center, is nice in that it gives you four (or eight if you can flip) areas to destroy per insert. This is what I did for years. A round one, off center, gives you a variable number of uses depending on what you are doing but, assuredly more than four or eight .

 

[Ryan Mooney]

assuredly more than four or eight

Indeed.. depending on drill size and offset

I'm assuming some sort of circle cutting bit for the insert based on the dimple?

 

[Toni Ciuraneta]

Dang Glenn! I should be talking to you more often, It never ocurred to me that idea. My drill press only has a piece of board attached with bolts on the metal base and I put any sacrificial scrap I have lying around between it and the piece that I am drilling. Those details and jigs you make make working easier and more enjoyable.

 

[glenn bradley]

Indeed.. depending on drill size and offset

I'm assuming some sort of circle cutting bit for the insert based on the dimple?

Yep, just a circle cutter.