Drill Press Safety Devices
The drill press is a fairly simple tool. Usually there’s not much finesse to it: just hold the workpiece, fire up the drill, and pull the quill down. Now, what if your workpiece hangs off the edge of your table? How about drilling into odd shaped pieces like dowels? Here’s where hold-downs can be a lifesaver, but buying commercial hold-downs can start to add up. In this article, we’ve got a couple shop-made hold-downs that work just as well as commercial alternatives, but at a much more attractive price.
