DIY drill stand. Drill stand: methods of making a wooden and metal structure with a step-by-step photo
»From the material presented by the author, you will learn how you can independently make a budget drilling machine from an ordinary electric drill.
Every artisan person would like to have a similar machine in his farm, because in comparison with factory counterparts it will cost ten times cheaper, and if all spare parts and components are available, then it is generally free.
The author of this machine is Igor Stasyuk, for which he Thank you very much, shared step by step photos assembly of the machine with the people. The design is quite interesting and at the same time simple. Corners and 4 legs are welded onto a base made of a 3 mm metal sheet, a 500 mm rod from a profiled square pipe is welded onto this plate, a slider is made of 2 corners welded into a pipe and put on a lifting column with a gap so that the slider can move up the column and down. Lifting mechanism it is driven by a cable stretched from the upper point to the lower one, and on the slider the cable makes several turns.
And so, let's take a close look at what exactly the author needed to assemble the machine? As well as the whole step-by-step process.
Materials (edit)
1.sheet metal 3mm
2. armature
3.corner
4.cable
5.drill
6.Vise for workpieces
7.bolts, nuts, washers, engravers
8.Drill clamp
9.painting
10.prof square tube
11. drill
Instruments
1.welding machine
2.Bulgarian (angle grinder)
3.drill
4.file
5.vise
6.clamp
7.Vernier caliper
8.rule
9.corner
10.level
11.sandpaper
12.brush
13.hacksaw for metal
14.emery
The process of creating a drilling machine from a drill.
And so, first of all, the author makes the base of the machine from sheet metal 3 mm, cuts out the workpiece using a grinder (angle grinder) A c lower part welds 2 corners and 4 legs from a steel bar or reinforcement. The length of the legs should be the same, so that there is no skewing of the bed.
Corners and legs are welded.
Slider making! 2 corners are taken and applied to a square profile pipe that will serve as a lifting column and are pulled together with a clamp.
Along the edges it is seized by welding in order to just make a profit for now, and only then specifically boil a normal seam.
This is actually a blank turned out.
The lifting column is made of a square section pipe 500 mm long.
A bracket with a movable shaft is welded onto the slider body, on which the turns of the cable will be made.
V drilled hole the thread is cut.
The lifting mechanism handles are made of reinforcement.
There is such a head on the shaft, which will be the base for the handles.
And so, 3 handles are welded on for the convenience of raising and lowering the drill through the mechanism.
Installed on a lifting column.
At the end of the cable, such a loop is made.
I hope the lifting principle is clear and without explanation)
A square pipe is welded onto the corner.
Here is actually such a mount for an electric drill turned out.
Then the drill is installed and secured with a clamp of bolts and nuts.
Now let's go back to the lifting mechanism again.
A nut is welded into the upper part of the lifting column and a bolt is screwed into it, a cable is fixed to the bolt itself, and when the bolt is tightened and unscrewed, the cable is stretched to the optimal rate.
It is advisable to pre-lubricate the movable units with grease or lithol.
These small vise can be purchased at the hardware store in the tools section.
It does not always make sense and expediency to buy a factory-made drilling machine. You can make a vertical drilling machine from a drill with your own hands. This will require a drill and materials to make the rack. Such equipment is recommended for use in home workshops or garages, when drilling is not the main operation or is performed quite rarely and the accuracy of the hole can be neglected.
To speed up the process, it is enough to buy a specialized drill stand at a tool store. The result is a semblance of a domestic-level vertical drilling machine, which is not inferior in drilling accuracy to machines for home workshops.
The photo shows the factory-made drill stands. They can be purchased at any online tool store for prices starting at $ 200.
The article is intended to give you ideas on how to make a drilling machine yourself from a drill, so we do not give a clear algorithm for its manufacture, because it is made from scrap materials: some masters will have it, others will not. Therefore, we give basic ideas, and everyone will apply their own constructive solutions and make your own vertical homemade drilling machine.
If you are not looking for easy ways, then we will make a homemade stand. The stand can be made of wood or metal. Wood will be cheaper, easier to manufacture, but durability will suffer.
Metallic ones are more complex, but they do not have a comparatively longer service life and strength characteristics. The choice of the rack material also depends on the workpieces being processed: with constant drilling of metal, it is better to make metal.
Assembling the machine
Metal stands are assembled from the corners for the carriage, square pipe 50 × 50 for stand and 10 × 10 for drill arm, base strip and lugs. The base and bracket are welded together, after which all elements are assembled and bolted together. It is recommended to make several brackets with different adapters (clamping rings) for different types drills. The carriage moves along the bar with a steel cable wound around the handle drum. So that the carriage does not have a backlash and does not fall down under its own weight, it is drilled, a thread is cut and a bolt (or several bolts) is tightened. Thus, the backlash between the carriage and the stand of the future drilling machine is selected. The handle for moving the carriage is made from rolled products with a diameter of 6 - 8 mm.
With several brackets with different clamping rings, it is possible to flexibly select drills and process almost any material.
In future homemade equipment You can upgrade and modify, for example, mark or install a scale that will indicate the length of movement of the carriage. This helps when drilling blind holes.
There are several ways of fastening:
- several clamps;
- on a metal bracket in the hole for the drill neck.
Video of a design option from a drill on a wooden stand.
The easiest way to make a homemade drilling structure at home
A homemade drilling machine from a drill will never replace a factory one and will always be inferior in assembly quality and drilling accuracy. The main advantage of homemade is low price, the ability to drill holes when the factory machine is not available for one reason or another.
»From this material you will learn how you can make a homemade drill stand and turn it into a stationary drilling machine. Every artisan knows perfectly well how sometimes it is not easy to drill a large number of holes on the same workpieces with a drill, in such cases it is very good to work on a stationary drilling machine, but often an ordinary person cannot afford to buy it in a workshop or garage. Therefore, the author decided to make, and as source material took an electric drill.
In principle, the structure of the bed is quite simple and straightforward: as a guide tower, here is a profiled pipe screwed to a U-shaped channel with a bolted connection. The lifting and lowering mechanism consists of 3 bearings No. 6204, as well as 2 plates with a thickness of 5 mm, which are nuts. A special bracket with a clamp is made for attaching the drill. The mechanism itself is spring-loaded, which makes lifting easier. V working area small drills are installed, they are necessary for fastening the workpieces, that is, in this way you will not need to hold it in your hands with pliers)) Also, the author made a drip supply of oil to the drilling zone by placing a small barrel and a hose.
And so, let's take a close look at the work of the author.
As you can see, a small vice is installed, we clamp the workpiece and drill it calmly) 
Container for liquid. 
The drill is a multifunctional tool, but in human hands, it is difficult to get special drilling accuracy from it. A drilling machine from a drill with your own hands according to the proposed drawings may come in handy. If the drill is an everyday tool, it can be secured to the bracket with clamps. When the power tool is included in a permanent composition, the control gear of the machine tool can be taken out.
When a drilling machine is needed
The drill press is used by those who create homemade items. They are made with imagination, it is difficult to find the necessary parts in the store and the meaning is lost. Craftsmen love to create everything on their own. Often, such a craftsman is faced with the question of the accuracy of the holes that he must drill. Everyone knows that there is no exact execution of work with a canopy and on the knee. You will need a holder to secure the tool with accessories.
Which drill to use depends on the nature of the master's hobby. The manufacture of electronic boards for radio amateurs requires a drill cross-section of 0.3 mm, manually at the slightest deviation from right angle the drill will burst. Only a small drilling machine will save the day, but it is expensive. There is only one way out - to do it yourself.
On your own machine, created from scrap materials, you can:
- make through and blind holes;
- drill a centered perpendicular hole in a thin workpiece;
- cut a hole or cut a thread.
Main parts of the drilling machine
Drilling machine, which means that it is supposed to use a drill complete with or quick-clamping. The tool must be secured in a secure upright rack and have the freedom to move up and down. The rack must be vertically installed and secured to a massive plate from below, which is called the bed. The tool is simple to describe, but in order to achieve accuracy in the execution of operations, it is necessary to create a well-calibrated design. In special publications and on the Internet, you can find drawings of a drilling machine from a drill with your own hands from various materials.
Any tool created according to the standards at the enterprise is equipped with safety elements - protective screens, locks against accidental activation. When creating your tool, you need to take care of protection, take measures so that the machine does not fall into the hands of children.
The drilling is accompanied by strong vibration. Minor vibrations destroy the structure of the materials; precise operations cannot be achieved. Vibration is damped by soft gaskets, which are mounted at the points of attachment of the tool, and by a massive bed - vibration waves are damped. Poor assembly, misalignment, misalignment of the center of gravity contributes to fine shaking of the tool. All moving parts of a homemade drilling machine from a drill are fitted sweaty, with minimal clearances. 
We build a drilling machine according to drawings
To help the master, who is building a drilling machine from a drill with his own hands for the first time, drawings are offered. Any person with primary carpentry skills can assemble a structure from wooden blocks and use a furniture board under the bed. Fastening of a wooden structure is carried out with self-tapping screws. 
Angles are used to fasten the elements. The drill attachment can be made collapsible, on removable clamps, or the tool can be embedded tightly. An important part of the device will be a movable slide device, along which the drill with a drill moves during operation. Furniture telescopic guides are often used to create runners. It is simply and clearly presented how to assemble a drilling machine out of your own hands, in the video:
The proposed option is universal, it copes equally well with metal, wood and other materials. But it is cumbersome and for small operations craftsmen make miniature machine tools using a tripod from a photomagnifier and a welded frame. In some cases, it is used steering rack from the car. Metallic frame structures require locksmith skills. How to make a drilling machine is decided, depending on the availability of available parts and the purpose of the device.
An example of a perfectly unusual design A small device for radio masters will be a machine made of an old school microscope and a windshield wiper motor for a UAZ car. The motor has a lot of torque, but to use it, you will need to lengthen the shaft. Its power and torque is sufficient for drilling sheet metal as thin as foil. The bracket itself needs to be improved - fine tuning is removed, the microscope assembly is removed and a miniature engine is mounted.
Fundamental points of work on a drilling machine
A newly manufactured machine requires additional adjustment. The test switching is carried out on the table, where all irrelevant objects are removed. The machine is considered to be correctly assembled and ready for further work, if:
- the drill rotates axially without creating expanding sectors with rapid rotation;
- the drill lowered down must exactly enter the groove or the marked point on the bed;
- the movement of the drill along the slide is adjusted tightly, but without jamming and jerking;
- for through holes a special backing has been prepared so as not to spoil the bed.
During drilling, remember that the device is heating up, periodically raise the rig during deep drilling, you can use liquid for cooling.
Always remember fast cutting tool is a source of increased danger. Changeover can only be carried out on de-energized equipment. Eyes should always be protected with goggles.
A selection of various drilling machines, created by the hands of craftsmen, for all occasions confirms inexhaustible ingenuity craftsmen... You can buy everything in the store, but creating your own instrument is worthy of a master.
One of the options for a drilling machine from a drill - video
Firmly fixed to the rack hand drill allows you to drill a perfectly straight hole in the workpiece at any angle. You can buy a Chinese machine for 1.3 thousand rubles. For craftsmen who are used to doing everything with their own hands, this option is not suitable. Moreover, cheap racks have a large backlash.
Before you figure out how to make a stand for a drill with your own hands, you need to find out the design device. The machine consists of the following units:
- The basis homemade machine the bed serves. The part represents the platform on which the rack is fixed.
- The carriage acts as a holder for a hand drill. The unit is fixed on the rack and moves along it using a mechanism from furniture guides.
- The handle is necessary to control the operation of the mechanism. A handle is used to lower the carriage with a drill along the stand during drilling and return it up to its original position.
- Additional units allow you to expand the functionality of the machine. It becomes possible to drill under different angles and milling of small parts.
You can assemble a drilling machine from wood, metal, or use a bed from an old photo enlarger. In any case, an important requirement must be learned: the more powerful the hand drill, the more durable the stand is needed.
Making a wooden machine: instructions with step-by-step photos
The easiest to manufacture is a machine made of wood. The disadvantage of the design is the weak strength of the material. The wood deforms from the drop in moisture. Over time, a backlash appears on the rack. Wooden machine it is advisable to use only for vertical drilling of holes.
Assembly order wooden structure next:
- The carriage is made from a board. The length of the workpiece varies from 50 to 70 cm, but usually the dimensions are selected for the drill model. WITH back side carriages and the front side of the rack fix telescopic furniture rails, which serve as a movement mechanism.
- The drill can be fastened to the front side of the carriage with clamps, which is not very reliable.
- The circle is cut out with a jigsaw. The nest is perfectly smooth with a round file. The finished block is fixed to the carriage. A cut is made in front and a screw clamp is placed.
The carriage with the block is installed on the rack, connected by elements of furniture guides. It remains to make a control knob, but more on that later.
Making a steel machine: instructions with step-by-step photos
A metal machine consists of similar units, but it is more difficult to make them due to the complexity of material processing. The advantage of the design is reliability, no backlash, which is ideal for installation additional nodes expanding the functionality of the machine.
The general device of a metal machine is shown in the drawing, and the procedure for manufacturing the structure is as follows:
- For the bed, you will need a steel plate 1 cm thick. Dimensions can be taken similar to those of a wooden model.
- The rack is welded from a square or round pipe section 32–40 mm. You can weld a sleeve of a larger diameter onto the stove, and insert a pipe into it and clamp it with a bolt.
- The carriage is made from a pipe with a larger diameter. It should slide freely on the rack. A steel drill clamp is fixed to the carriage.
Now it remains to fold all the nodes into one structure and try to fix the drill with clamps.
Manufacturing of a control mechanism
The main working unit of a wooden and metal machine is the carriage movement mechanism. It consists of a control handle and a spring. The last element is required to return the carriage to its original position.
Depending on the place of installation of the spring, two variants of the return mechanism can be made:
- The first version of the mechanism provides for the installation of a spring near the control handle. From above, two metal plates are welded to the end of the rack from one and the other edge. A hole is drilled in the first two plates. An axis is made from a bolt with a diameter of 10 mm, and the end of the handle is fixed. A spring is placed between the other two plates. To prevent it from jumping off, pins are welded on the rack and handle. On the side of the handle, at the fixing point to the carriage pin, cut a longitudinal groove necessary for correct work mechanism.
- The second version of the mechanism provides for the installation of two springs from the bottom of the carriage. They are placed in the guide grooves fixed at the ends of the telescopic furniture elements. The control handle is fixed to the end of the rack in a similar way, only the spring is not installed under it.
The principle of operation of any mechanism is simple. During drilling, the handle is pressed downward, while the springs are compressed. The carriage with the drill goes down. Upon completion of drilling, the handle is released. The expanding springs return the carriage up to its original position.
Photo enlarger machine
If an old photo enlarger is lying around at home, then it can be quickly rebuilt into a drilling machine. The design has a ready-made bed with a stand and even a control mechanism with a handle, but only without springs. The drill will have to be raised and lowered by turning the native enlarger handle. To manufacture the machine, it is enough to disconnect the tank where the lamp with lenses is installed, and instead of it, fix the clamp for the drill.
Manufacturing of additional units
Modernization of the structure will make it possible to obtain a multifunctional machine on which you can mill small parts and drill holes at an angle.
To mill a part, you need to move it to the side. For this, an additional horizontal rack is fixed to the plate. A vice is fixed on it, moving on a carriage with furniture guides. The control handle can be made similar to a spring or a screw mechanism can be supplied.
To drill holes at an angle of 30, 45 and 60 °, an additional plate is installed. It is made rotary, for which holes are drilled along the arc. The plate is fixed to the main rack of the machine, where it will rotate along the axis. A carriage with a feeder is attached to an additional plate.
