Drill stand: methods of making a wooden and metal structure with a step-by-step photo

Manufacturing instruction

In principle, the assembly of almost any stand for a drill follows the same scheme. After the frame has been selected, and the corners are attached to it, if necessary, a support for the rack is fixed on it. In the next step, the post itself is connected to the base using screw connections. Then each rail must be mounted on a rack, which is convenient to do using furniture fasteners

It is important to mention that the guides must be free of lateral play.

The dimensions of the carriage are dependent on the dimensions of the drill. It is possible to fix the drilling device in two ways. Firstly, it can be clamps that will pass through specially drilled holes in the carriage. For a secure fit, they will have to be tightened very tightly.

Secondly, the device is fixed using a special block - a bracket.

It is usually made from a wooden plate, attached to the base carriage at an angle of ninety degrees and reinforced with metal corners. In the block itself, you will need to make a circular cutout for the drill, the diameter of which is half a millimeter less than the diameter of the drill, as well as a slot to fix the drill in the hole. The hole is created either by a cylindrical nozzle or by a simple instruction. First, the diameter of the drill is measured and a circle is drawn on a wooden plate. Several holes are made along the circumference on the inside. With a file or a special tool, the gaps between the small holes are cut off, and the resulting hole is processed with a file.

The latter can either be docked with the handle, or it can be placed separately at the bottom of the carriage using special grooves. In the second case, when the handle is pressed, the carriage with the fixed device goes down, and the workpiece is drilled accordingly. At this time, the springs store energy, and when the handle is released, the carriage will return to the top.

Manufacturing algorithm

Considering that by the type of processing, home machines will be interchangeable, and the nozzle installed in the drill will play a decisive role, we will consider two main options for homemade units - horizontal and vertical.

The assembly procedure for a vertical machine is as follows.

• Cut a 50 x 50 cm square base from a piece of metal or wood, 10 to 20 mm thick.
• Exactly in the center at a distance of 1-2 cm from the edge, drill a hole in it for mounting the rack. The diameter of the rack must be at least 5 cm.
• Install the stand, center it with a level and weld with a welding electrode. If a wooden machine is made and the rack is wooden, then rigidly fix it with self-tapping screws.
• Fix the drill with metal clamps on the movable element, which will be put on the rack, forming a lowering / raising spindle.

Put the spring on the rack. Its length should be at least 2/3 of the rack.
After placing the drill on the stand, mark the place where the drill will fall when lowering the spindle.
According to this place, cut two through hollows in the bed crosswise.
A table is installed in the hollow on a threaded pin, on which the workpiece will be attached. A nut is screwed onto the pin from the bottom side, it will fix the table in the desired position

From the outside, you can also attach the table to the pin with a nut, sinking it into the surface of the table so that it does not interfere with the stacking of the workpieces.
It is important that after locking with the nut, the length of the outer part of the pin is flush with the top of the stage.

The assembly algorithm for a horizontal machine looks like this.

• Cut a rectangular bed - dimensions are determined individually.
• On one edge, fix the seat for the drill with a hollow in the upper part corresponding to the size of the tool.
• Fix the drill on it with a clamp.
• Cut a through groove for the pin along the bed, and install two metal corners along the edges, along which the pressure sleeve will move.
• The width of the clamping sleeve must exactly match the distance between the guide angles (runners). From below, a threaded pin is screwed into it, which will move in the hollow.
• Having moved the sleeve close to the drill chuck, determine the place where a special headstock will be installed for fixing the workpieces.
• Attach a headstock with a centrally positioned metal tapered pin to the bushing.
• The sleeve is fixed in the desired position (for clamping the workpiece) with a nut screwed onto the pin from below.

In both versions, it is necessary to provide special adjustable legs for the bed.

If the bed lies flat on a workbench or table, it will become impossible to adjust and fix the clamping sleeve on a horizontal machine or a table for workpieces on a vertical one.

The main elements of the rack

A stand for a drill, which is not difficult to make with your own hands, allows you to use this hand tool to perform various technological operations. The functionality that such a machine from a drill possesses is limited only by the power of the hand tool used to equip it.

Diagram of one of the options for the device of the drill stand

If a homemade drill stand is made only in order to perform only drilling operations with its help, then its structural elements can be made from wooden blocks. If you are interested in a mobile drill stand with high versatility, then for its manufacture it is necessary to use structural elements made of steel. Such drill stands consist of the following structural parts:

• the supporting frame, on which all the necessary elements of the machine are attached;
• racks - this is a guide for the drill, on which it is fixed and moves along with the carriage in the vertical direction; this movement is controlled by a special handle and a number of additional elements;
• handles - an element that controls the vertical movement (feed) of the drill and the tool fixed in it;
• additional units designed to make the attachment for the drill more functional.

According to the drawings below, you can assemble a rack like this.

Stand parts drawings (click to enlarge)

A homemade drill stand is an easy-to-install device, and equipping it with additional nodes allows you to turn such a drill holder into a universal equipment with which you can perform various technological operations. Before you start making such a holder for a drill with your own hands, you need to understand its design features.

Advantages and disadvantages

Regardless of brand and price point, all racks are designed to simplify the drilling process, so some specific characteristics are among their main advantages.

• Significant expansion of the range of capabilities of the operated tool. A high-quality stand, for example, enables surface milling.
• Improving the accuracy of operations performed by positioning the drill and cutter strictly perpendicular or at a fixed angle with respect to the material being processed.
• The ability to work with hard materials, in which one of the important points is the exclusion of the drill from sliding on the work surface at the initial stage.
• The ability to drill holes not only perpendicularly, but also at different angles. Modern models allow drilling at an angle of up to 70 degrees.

Often, even expensive devices do not meet the requirements. This applies both to the quality of the materials used and to the assembly.

Many users in their reviews pay attention to the lack of universal fixation devices that would allow the use of various brands of drilling tools. However, the unification of such elements in practice is impossible.

Preparation for work

Before starting work, you need to think over the sequence of all technological operations in the manufacture of a homemade machine tool, plan the manufacturing technology, decide on future materials and tools that will be needed in the process.

Tool

To make a machine from a drill or screwdriver, you will need the following tool:

1. Circular saw or sawing machine.
2. Jigsaw.
3. Angle grinder (angle grinder or simply "grinder").
4. Drill or screwdriver.
5. Grinding machine.
6. Various hand tools: hammer, screwdriver, clamps, wood core drill (or simply "crown"), square, scribe, etc.

Material and components

To make a machine with your own hands, you will need the following materials and components:

1. Plywood 15 mm.
2. Pine board, solid wood;
3. Furniture guides for drawers;
4. Sleeve;
5. Furniture footwear;
6. Wing nut;
7. Fasteners: M6 bolt, self-tapping screws of various lengths.

Basic structural elements

The design of a drilling machine from a screwdriver consists of the following main elements:

1. Base:
   • Vertical frame;
   • Spindle box;
   • Platform (horizontal support);
2. Drilling table;
3. Fastening a drill (screwdriver) used as an electric motor and a spindle;
4. Drill (screwdriver);
5. Spring-loaded mechanism and drill feed handle.

Equipment rack

The stand where the drill guides will be located can also be made from a metal or wooden plate. In addition to guides for moving the drill in a vertical plane, a clamp is mounted on the rack, with which the tool is fixed on it. The order of assembling the rack can be seen in the training video, while you must adhere to the following sequence of actions:

• a support is fixed on the stand-bed;
• on the base with the help of screw connections, the machine stand is fixed, which is then connected to the support;
• guides are fixed on the rack, which can be used as telescopic furniture devices;
• a carriage is mounted on the movable part of the guides, where a mount is placed to fix the drill.

You can select suitable profile pipes for the rack

When choosing guides for your homemade machine tool, you should pay attention to the fact that there is no lateral play in them. The length of the carriage, also made of metal or wood, depends on the size of the drill you will be using to equip your machine.

This structural unit, which is equipped with a mobile drilling stand, can be made in the following two versions

The length of the carriage, also made of metal or wood, depends on the size of the drill you will be using to equip your machine. This structural unit, which is equipped with a mobile drilling stand, can be made in the following two versions.

With the fastening of the drill with clamps. The clamps used in this design are threaded through holes pre-drilled in the carriage.Clamping of the drill and its reliable fixation on the carriage is ensured by tightening the clamps.

Steel pipe rack

A special shoe is used to mount the drill. This block is a bracket where the drill is fixed. A bracket is made of a wooden plate, which is attached to the carriage at an angle of 90 degrees, for which metal corners are used. To fix the drill, a hole is drilled in the block, the diameter of which is 0.5 mm less than the diameter of the tool itself, and a slot is made to allow the tool to be inserted into the bore hole.

The hole in the shoe on the machine, intended for installing a drill, is performed according to the following algorithm:

• a circle is drawn on the surface of the block, the diameter of which corresponds to the diameter of the drill to be installed;
• in the inner part of the circle, trying to adhere to the line that limits it, a series of holes of small diameter are drilled;
• partitions that have formed between the drilled holes are cut with a hacksaw or any other tool;
• using a file or file with a semicircular shape of the working surface, the edges of the resulting hole for the drill are processed, making them even.

Wooden rack with carriage on furniture rails