A drill press is simply a stationary version of your hand-held drill. Its primary advantage is accuracy. It will drill holes of identical size, depth, and position as many times as you like. The free-standing model is larger than the table-top model, so it allows you to tackle larger projects.

European Hinges

To hang heavy cabinet doors and to conceal the hardware, use mortised European-style hinges. Use a 35 mm drill bit and set your drill press to half inch depths. Place the holes a quarter inch from the door's edge and be careful, when you set the depth, not to drill through the door. Attach the hinge to the mortise, and then attach the door to the cabinet box. When the cabinets are installed, the hinges will be completely invisible.

Drill Press Oil

Having a trigger-type oil-can close to your drill press is handy when drilling metal. To make oiling more convenient…
…other. Then wrap the hose clamp around the post of your drill press, about 5 in. down from the upper assembly. Drop the…

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Choosing Workshop Tools

…such as a planer, lathe, and drill press. From there on, the equipment…
…with just a major workshop saw, a drill press, and a good router with accessories…
…is sufficient for most jobs. Drill Press A drill press is nothing more…

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Installing Hardwood Flooring with Screws and Plugs

Wood floor expert Howard Brickman is on the job site installing White Oak hardwood floors from Carlisle Restoration Lumber. Instead of blind nailing the floors to conceal the fasteners, Brickman is using a screw-and-plug method. After locating the joists beneath the subfloor, the floorboards are pre-drilled about halfway through their thickness. Flooring screws are then driven into the pre-drilled holes in the floor, passing through the subfloor and into the joists. The result is a very secure installation. Finally, plugs, which were made from scrap flooring pieces, are inserted into the holes to conceal the screw heads. The plugs are tapped into place with a hammer, and then cut flush with the finish floor using a Japanese-style pull saw.

Blue Board and Cabinet Installation

Bob explains the construction and installation of cabinets and installation of blue board on a long, gradually curving wall. In addition, he shows the tape embedding coat of plaster.

Installing a Mahogany Windowsill

In this episode, Bob and Chris Vila are installing a Mahogany windowsill. It has been precut with a cleat and bevel to make the installation easier. The sills are large enough to be shelves, a nice characteristic of older construction techniques. Bob helps carpenter Abel Lopez of Two Trees Development install a piece of pre-primed Poplar molding to the floor edge with a butane-powered finish nailer and a wood adhesive. To aid in the construction timeline many trim pieces in this job are precut and pre-primed from the lumberyard. In the closet, Lopez is attaching shelving and trim as a closet organizer. As a nod to mid-century home design, Birch colored, hollow-core, flush sliding closet doors are added. They are easy to install and don't require the framing of a standard door or the complex installation of a pocket door.

How to Repair Squeaky Floors

Squeaky floors are often caused by one of three problems. Learn what's causing your noise and how to fix it.

Securing Wood Floors: Three Solutions

…at the same rate. A 3/8-inch plug-cutting bit can be purchased at most hardware stores, and is best used in a drill press. Damaged or split flooring pieces are good material source for cutting plugs. Blind nailing tongue-and-groove…

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Sunroom Planter Construction

…the wood along the pattern. Once cut, the feet's rough edges are smoothed using a drum sanding attachment on a drill press. Sanding removes the saw's blade marks, and can be used to correct any small deviations from the intended pattern…

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