dparker
In Rembrance 8/2021
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Hello All: The following pictures are of a drill press jig I built several years ago from a article in HSM I believe. It has been used quite a bit for cross drilling rods and holding small parts that will not fit in the vise.
There are 3 holes in the bottom of the cross V slot to allow drill through of the clamped parts.
The rod in the chuck has a 90* included angle tip to center the V slot under the spindle, then tighten the mounting bolt to prevent jig movement.
Clamp in place and ready to drill through the center of the rod.
Holding a small part and drilling over the V at the end of the jig. The pins stored in the far end of the jig can be removed and mounted in the chuck to align the spindle to the holes in the cross V slot.
The jig bolts through a table slot and is tightened by the hand operated bolt, just loosen the bolt and the movement is almost infinite. You can turn the clamp around and move the position of it to accommodate many sized parts above the V slot at the end. I put flat ended setscrews in the unused mounting holes for the clamp so the back bolt would not be compromised for location of tightening.
This is easily made out of hot rolled steel and easy to install or remove. Most of the time I just keep it mounted hanging off the back edge of the table and swing it around for use when needed.
Don
There are 3 holes in the bottom of the cross V slot to allow drill through of the clamped parts.
The rod in the chuck has a 90* included angle tip to center the V slot under the spindle, then tighten the mounting bolt to prevent jig movement.
Clamp in place and ready to drill through the center of the rod.
Holding a small part and drilling over the V at the end of the jig. The pins stored in the far end of the jig can be removed and mounted in the chuck to align the spindle to the holes in the cross V slot.
The jig bolts through a table slot and is tightened by the hand operated bolt, just loosen the bolt and the movement is almost infinite. You can turn the clamp around and move the position of it to accommodate many sized parts above the V slot at the end. I put flat ended setscrews in the unused mounting holes for the clamp so the back bolt would not be compromised for location of tightening.
This is easily made out of hot rolled steel and easy to install or remove. Most of the time I just keep it mounted hanging off the back edge of the table and swing it around for use when needed.
Don