====== drill presses ======

^ Projects infobox ^^
| Image | {{:archive:pvc_drill_press.jpg?240}} |
| designers | [[:user:tim|Timothy Schmidt]] |
| date | 2013 |
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| materials |  |
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| tools | [[:wrenches|Wrenches]] |
| parts | [[:frames|Frames]], [[:nuts|Nuts]], [[:bolts|Bolts]], [[:plates|Plates]], [[:end_caps|End caps]], [[:linear_bearings|Linear bearings]], [[:motors|Motors]] |
| techniques | [[:shelf_joints|Shelf joints]], [[:tri_joints|Tri joints]] |
| files |  |
| suppliers |  |
| git |  |

[[:category:projects|Category:Projects]]

[[:category:manufacturing|Category:Manufacturing]]

==== Introduction ====

A drill press (also known as a pedestal drill, pillar drill, or bench drill) is a style of drill that may be mounted on a stand or bolted to the floor or workbench. Portable models are made, some including a magnetic base. Major components include a base, column (or pillar), adjustable table, spindle, chuck, and drill head, usually driven by an electric motor. The head typically has a set of three handles radiating from a central hub that are turned to move the spindle and chuck vertically. A drill press is typically measured by its "swing", calculated as twice the distance from the center of the chuck to the closest edge of the column. Thus, a tool with 4" between chuck center and column edge is described as an 8" drill press.

==== Challenges ====

==== Approaches ====

  * {{:archive:tool_drillpress.pdf?600}}

==== Development targets ====

  * Completion of the replimat linear bearing will allow for the construction of a linear motion system for the press mechanism
  * Completion of the printable 1kW motor will allow for the power generating portions of the drill press to be copied
  * Lost plastic casting, or direct metal printing will allow for a metalic version of the printable chuck.

==== References ====

  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drill#Drill_press|Wikipedia: Drill#Drill press]]

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