How to Build a Hand-Powered Drill Press

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"40 Power Tools You Can Make," originally published in 1941, describes how to build common power tools such as a circular saw and a hand-powered drill press.
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These original diagrams illustrate the various parts needed to assemble a hand-powered drill press.
These original diagrams illustrate the various parts needed to assemble a hand-powered drill press.

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<em>Originally published by </em>Popular Mechanics <em>in 1941, </em>40 Power Tools You Can Make<em> (Linden Publishing, 2008) describes how to build a host of machines and power tools by using commonly available materials. Topics include the construction of a 10-inch thickness planer, a tilting arbor circular saw, a power cordwood saw, jigsaws, bending brakes, a wood lathe, drill presses, bandsaws and much more. In the following excerpt, Arthur W. Howe explains how to build a hand-powered drill press.</em>
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  • Published on Nov 26, 2012
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