»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 with a drill a large number of holes on identical workpieces, in such cases it is very good to work on a stationary drilling machine, but often a simple person cannot afford to buy it for a workshop or garage. Therefore, the author decided to do, and as source material took the electric drill.
In principle, the device of the bed is quite simple and understandable: as a guide tower, here a professional pipe is screwed to a U-shaped channel bolted connection, The mechanism for lifting and lowering consists of 3 bearings No. 6204, as well as 2 plates 5 mm thick which are the body and bolts with nuts. To mount the drill, a special bracket with a clamp is made. The mechanism itself is spring-loaded, which facilitates lifting. AT working area the drilling machine is small, they are necessary for fixing the workpieces, that is, in this way it will not be necessary to hold it in the hands with pliers)) The author also made a drip oil supply to the drilling zone by placing a small barrel and hose.
And so, let's take a closer look at the work of the author.
As you can see, a small vise is installed, we clamp the workpiece and drill it calmly) 
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If you often do repair work, you can make a stand for a drill with your own hands. Drawings of these devices will be presented in the article. Perhaps they will help you. This device allows you to get a kind of machine, which facilitates the drilling process and makes it more convenient. Processing workpieces in this way is easier, manipulations will not take so much time. You can understand what the advantages of such a machine are on your own if you make a rack.
Scope of use of the machine
If you decide to make a stand for a drill with your own hands, you should first study the instructions. However, it is important to understand whether you need such equipment. In general, a drilling machine is used to create individual items that can be difficult to purchase in a store. Some craftsmen like to create everything with their own hands, even if some products are easy to find on sale.
Craftsmen quite often face the need to drill as much as possible precise holes in preparations. On weight or on the knee to perform such work can be quite difficult. For this, a holder is used, which allows you to fix the tool with equipment. Everything will depend on you - which drill to use. The choice will be influenced by the nature of the actions performed.
Radio amateurs, for example, make electronic circuit boards, where drills from 0.3 mm are used. If from right angle deviation occurs, the drill will simply burst. Only a miniature drilling machine can solve this problem, but it is quite expensive. There is only one way out - a universal stand for a drill. You can do it with your own hands. Using improvised materials for the machine, you can get deaf and through holes, thread and drill a perpendicular hole in a thin workpiece.
Design features of the drilling machine
If you decide to make a desktop drilling machine with your own hands, diagrams of such devices should definitely be considered. From them you can understand what elements are included in the unit. The tool is usually mounted on vertical sturdy stands and can move up and down freely. The rack is installed vertically and is mounted on a massive plate at the bottom, which is called the bed.
In order to work with the tool safely, it is better to supplement the design protective screen and blocking from accidental activation. When creating a rack yourself, you must take care of the safety measures, they provide for the need to prevent it from falling into the hands of children. It is important to provide equipment with soft pads that will dampen vibration and are located at the tool attachment points. It is important to exclude poor assembly, because then there will be a small tremor, which will contribute to a violation of alignment and a shift in the center of gravity.
Before you make a machine from a drill with your own hands, the drawings should definitely be considered in order to borrow one of them or do it yourself. Fastening of wooden structures is carried out with self-tapping screws. For this, corners are used. The tool mount can be made collapsible, equipped with removable clamps, or the tool can be built in tightly. One of the important parts of the device is the movable sled assembly. A drill with a drill will move along it during operation. When a homemade stand for a drill is performed, furniture is often used for runners.
Design features
The aforementioned stand is used to fix the drill, which can be turned into a stationary fixture. If you wish, you can modify other tools in this way, such as a screwdriver and a puncher. If you make the device yourself, then you can fix units of almost any size on it.
Racks allow you to make precise holes and process products from different materials such as wood or plastic. If we are talking about a factory design, then the kit usually provides for an expanding mechanism, which is necessary for quick fixation. This makes working on the machine safe.
Standard devices are small in size and weight, which indicates that they can be used in everyday life. Usually the racks are collapsible, and some models can be modified by hand. These manipulations involve landing dimensions and drilling depth. But such devices do not replace the drilling machine. This will only be possible if a powerful electric motor is installed.
Of course, you can buy ready-made equipment, but such racks usually face backlash problems, due to which the accuracy of the work is poor. Such a defect can be eliminated independently, for this you should tighten the nuts or use gaskets.
Feedback on homemade products
If you decide to make a rack for drawings, you should first consider. One of them can be prepared independently. However, you should first read the reviews of home craftsmen and specialists. Such devices, in their opinion, are good because they have an affordable cost. Equipment can be created from improvised materials. Moreover, it can combine several functions.
But such machines also have their drawbacks. For example, during the assembly process, you may encounter difficulties in the formation of backlashes, which make the processing inaccurate. Consumers emphasize that due to the use of a tripod, it is not possible to drill the workpiece at an angle. Some models may require expensive parts to assemble, which sometimes makes home craftsmen abandon this venture.
Manufacturing instructions
Having decided to make a stand for a drill with your own hands, the drawing must be prepared. Perhaps one of those presented in the article will suit you. The task is quite laborious, it will take a lot of time. But this approach is more beneficial than purchasing a new device. To create a simple stand, you can use chipboard or MDF. These materials will form the basis of a rectangular surface in which several holes will need to be made to attach the product to the desktop.
Aluminum pipes will act as guides. You can take aluminum profile or steel products. A guide is fixed on the surface, the height of which is 0.5 m. To do this, a sheet of metal should be welded. In order to make the whole structure simpler, you should use a pair of guides.
The drill should move in the required direction. For this, clamps are used that will act as limiters. When performing a rack for drawings, you should first consider. Perhaps they will help you understand how to avoid mistakes. Material is placed under the clamps, and after that everything is fixed on the chipboard platform.
Many craftsmen install springs, which is an addition to the machine. This allows you to make holes with automatic drill lifting. The prepared stand must be fixed on the rails. It is important to make sure that the connection is strong. The tool is fixed with clamps, it is additionally necessary to use a gasket. This will reduce vibration.
Work methodology
A handle is fixed to the platform, which will be responsible for the movement of the tool. It is also important to take care of the prefix. It will make the mount secure. This will be the case if the shape and dimensions of the stand are equal to the parameters of the drill or other tool used.
When all the elements are ready, you can start assembling the rack. Fixation of the part is carried out carefully to avoid backlash. Clamps and a protractor are additionally installed on the surface. You can complement the design with several rulers.
Drilling machine manufacturing
You can create a similarity for installing a drill or other tool that will be permanently located in the structure. These manipulations are not difficult. It will be necessary to prepare the stand using the technology described above.
Then some changes are made to the design. Using a drill on a drilling machine is not always convenient, due to the size of the tool. For this reason, the unit is pre-disassembled, only after its internal elements are installed.
After reviewing the drawings, you can make a home-made stand for a drill with your own hands, and as a result, you get an engine and a starting device for this. The motor is mounted on a stand, which will eliminate vibration and displacement during operation of the equipment. For this, gaskets are used, all clamps are tightly tightened. As a result, the dimensions of the stand will decrease slightly.
Work on the launcher
The starting device must be placed in an insulated box. Then the wires are extended. This solution will allow you to secure the box with starting device on the base, not on the stand. The cartridge is put on the shaft and carefully fixed. When all actions are completed, the machine can be considered ready. Among its main characteristics, one should highlight its compactness, lightness and simplicity, which makes its use convenient. We make a stand for a drill with our own hands using a technology that does not necessarily involve disassembling the tool. Sometimes the working engine is borrowed from the old household appliances, after that it remains only to purchase a cartridge.
Conclusion
Those masters who often use a drill in their work use special racks. This process simplifies drilling and makes the processing of workpieces as accurate as possible. If desired, you can make a drilling machine yourself, after which it will take one of important places in any workshop.
The stand for the drill allows you to expand the scope of the tool. Won't amount great work make it with your own hands. A drill placed on a stand, including a rotary one, becomes an effective multifunctional machine that can be used for a variety of technical work. This article and video will help you figure out how to make a stand for a drill with your own hands.
Pros and cons of creating a do-it-yourself drill stand for a drill
In building homemade drill stand, we can highlight the following positive aspects:
- in free access you can find drawings and videos detailing the stages of making a homemade stand for a drill with your own hands;
- a do-it-yourself machine will cost less than a purchased factory model;
- it is always possible to make a drilling machine of a certain design, which will have the necessary functionality and characteristics, and will also be more convenient to use than existing models;
- you can assemble a stand for a drilling device from the components that are at hand, for example, using elements of old broken equipment.
The homemade device also has a number of shortcomings, of which the following can be distinguished:
- the elements of the drilling device are not fitted as accurately as possible, as a result of which backlashes may occur, which reduce the accuracy of processing;
- for the manufacture of certain details may need: welding machine, lathe and other equipment that increases the cost of manufacturing the rack;
- a homemade rack has limited functionality and is unsuitable for working at an inclined angle.
Making a stand for a drill with your own hands
The drill stand can be made from various materials , which are sure to be found in household. To understand in more detail the steps for making a do-it-yourself drill holder, you can watch the video at the end of the article.
Assembly of the main parts of the rack
The power of the drilling mechanism largely depends functionality machine. Diagram 1 shows possible variant drill stand assembly.
Scheme 1. A variant of the device of a homemade holder.
If you need a device that only performs standard drilling operations, then you can assemble the structure from wooden elements. If the assembled device must perform various functions and be mobile, then its design must contain steel parts. The drill stand includes the following items:
- supporting frame for fastening the main elements;
- a stand on which a drilling device with a carriage is mounted and moves along the vertical axis;
- a handle that is responsible for moving the drill and the tool attached to it along the vertical axis;
- special units that expand the functionality of the machine.
Using drawing 1, you can assemble one of the options for a homemade stand for a drill.
Drawing 1. Option for making a homemade holder.
A DIY drill stand is easy to install. Installing additional nodes will allow you to use the product under various technological operations.
Assembly of the bed
In the manufacture of the bed will need wooden plank from 20 mm thick or a metal sheet 10 mm thick. Total weight the bed depends on the power indicators of the drill that will be used in the design. The size of the bed is selected depending on the type of work that will be performed on this equipment. There are the following general recommendations:
- the product for various technical operations should have a size of 1000x500 mm;
- machine used in vertical drilling should have a size of 500x500 mm.
The bed consists of a fairly simple design. With the help of a special support, the rack is fixed in a vertical position. The structure is fastened with screws.
Rack collection
When collecting the base is also suitable metal or wood. Guide elements are placed on the rack, under the manual drilling device, and a clamp for fixing them. The stages of making a rack can be studied in the video at the end of the article. In general, you should follow a certain sequence:
- The support is fixed on the frame of the device.
- The rack is fixed on the base with screws and connected to the support.
- Guides, in the form of telescopic furniture devices are attached to the stand.
- The carriage and fasteners for holding the drill are installed on the movable section of the guides.
Guides for the machine should not have transverse play. The carriage is assembled from wood or metal, and its length depends on the dimensions of the drill. There are two mounting options constructive node with movable drilling stand:
- The drill is fixed with clamps. In this case, clamps are inserted into the drilled holes in the carriage. Tightening the clamps clamps the drill and securely fixes it to the surface of the carriage.
- The drill is fixed with a block. The block is a wooden bracket fixed to the surface of the carriage at an inclination of 90 degrees with the help of metal squares. A hole is drilled in the block to secure the drill. The tool diameter must be 0.5 mm larger than the hole size. A slot is made, which ensures the installation of the tool in the hole.
The hole in the pad surface is drilled according to with the following steps:
- In accordance with the diameter of the drill, a circle is drawn on the block.
- Small holes are drilled in the circle, not touching its edges.
- The holes are connected using lines cut with a hacksaw.
- The edges of the hole are aligned with a rounded needle file or file.
Assembling the driving mechanism for a vertical drilling drill
For homemade machine you need to assemble a device that ensures the movement of the tool along vertical axis. The manufacture of such a mechanism consists of two stages:
- Installing a handle that will provide a drill to the workpiece for processing.
- Installing a spring that will move the carriage to its original position.
The spring can be placed in the lower grooves of the carriage or connected to the handle of the device.
The installation of the spring attached to the handle is carried out in several stages:
- Two metal plates are fixed with screws on the rack.
- The plates and axle are mounted on the other side of the rack surface.
- The end of the spring is attached to the axis, the other end is fixed on the handle.
- A pin connecting the handle and the carriage is installed in the longitudinal groove.
When the spring is located at the bottom of the device, the handle is fixed with two springs and moves with the help of an axis. The springs, in this case, are placed in the grooves of the guide elements and are limited in movement with the help of metal corners.
The machine with the springs located at the bottom works as follows: the carriage with the drill, during drilling, lowers and presses on the springs. After the end of the impact, the springs are unclenched and return the drill on the carriage to its original state.
Collection of additional nodes for a homemade machine
Installation additional mechanisms will allow the machine to perform drilling at an angle and some simple turning and milling type operations.
For milling work, you will need to create a mechanism that moves the part along the horizontal axis. In this case, a movable table with a horizontal top is used, which has a vise that secures the part. The movement of such a table can be provided by a handle and a screw transmission mechanism.
The machine can be used for drilling at an angle if you install a rotary plate with arc-shaped holes on it. The axis, fixed on the rack, will rotate the plate. The carriage with the drill must be attached to this plate. Holes located in the plate at an inclination of 30, 45 and 60 degrees fix the location of the head. The mechanism is assembled in the following order:
- In the surfaces of the turntable and the rack, holes are drilled in the center, which will pass the axis through itself.
- With the help of a protractor, on the surface of the rotary plate, holes are measured and drilled at the required angles of inclination.
- With the help of bolts and axial holes, the plate and the rack are connected.
- To fix the rotary plate, three holes are drilled on the rack for fastening the pins that will set its direction.
To work on such a machine, a plate with a drill, at a certain inclination, is fixed with pins. Such a machine can also be used for turning operations by placing a drill with a plate along the horizontal axis.
The machine, made by hand, has high versatility at work. But he is not suitable for working with details. large sizes, since it cannot be equipped with a large cutting mechanism.
» From the material presented by the author, you will learn how you can independently make a budget drilling machine from a conventional electric drill.
Every craftsman would like to have such a machine in his household, because in comparison with factory analogues 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 machine assembly with the people. The design is quite interesting and at the same time simple. Corners and 4 legs are welded onto the base from a 3 mm metal sheet, a 500 mm rod from a professional pipe is welded onto this plate square section, the slider is made of 2 corners welded into the pipe and put on the lifting column with a gap so that the slider can move up and down the column. lifting mechanism it is actuated by a cable stretched from the top point to the bottom, and on the slider the cable makes several turns.
And so, let's take a closer look at what exactly the author needed to assemble the machine? As well as the whole step-by-step process.
materials
1. sheet metal 3mm
2. armature
3. corner
4. cable
5. drill
6. workpiece vise
7. bolts, nuts, washers, engravers
8. drill clamp
9. paint
10.professional square pipe
11. drill
Tools
1. welding machine
2. grinder (UShM)
3. drill
4. file
5. vise
6. clamp
7. caliper
8. ruler
9. corner
10th level
11. sandpaper
12. brush
13. hacksaw
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 the workpiece with a grinder (angle grinder) And welds 2 corners and 4 legs from a steel bar or reinforcement into the lower part. The length of the legs should be the same so that there is no skew of the bed.
Welded corners and legs.
Making a slider! 2 corners are taken and applied to a square-section professional pipe that will serve as a lifting column and pulled together with a clamp.
At the edges, it is seized by welding in order to simply bait for now, and only then specifically boil a normal seam.
This is how the preparation turned out.
The lifting column is made of a professional square pipe 500 mm long.
A bracket with a movable shaft is welded onto the body of the slider, on which the turns of the cable will be made.
AT drilled hole thread is cut.
Handles of the lifting mechanism are made of fittings.
On the shaft there is such a head, which will be the basis for the handles.
And so, 3 handles are welded 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 principle of lifting 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 a drill is installed and secured with a clamp of bolts and nuts.
Now let's go back to the lifting mechanism.
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 tensioned to the optimum norm.
It is advisable to pre-lubricate the moving parts with grease or lithol.
These small vise can be purchased at 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. To do this, you need a drill and materials for making a stand. 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, just buy a specialized drill stand in the tool store. The result is a semblance of a household-level vertical drilling machine, which is not inferior in drilling accuracy to machines for home workshops.
The photo shows factory-made drilling 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 from a drill yourself, so we do not give a clear algorithm for its manufacture, because it is made from improvised materials: some masters will have it, others will not. Therefore, we give the main ideas, and everyone will apply their own constructive solutions and make his own vertical homemade drilling machine.
If you are not looking for easy ways, then we will make a homemade rack. The rack can be made of wood or metal. Wood will be cheaper, easier to manufacture, but durability will suffer.
Metal ones are more complex, but they have an incomparably longer resource and strength characteristics. The choice of rack material also depends on the workpieces being processed: with constant drilling of metal, it is better to make metal.
Machine assembly
Metal racks are assembled from the corners for the carriage, square pipe 50x50 for the stand and 10x10 for the drill arm, strips for the base and lugs. The base and bracket are welded, after which all elements are assembled and bolted together. It is recommended to manufacture several brackets with different adapters (clamping rings) under different types drills. The carriage moves along the bar with the help of a steel cable wound around the handle drum. So that the carriage does not have play and does not fall down under its own weight, it is drilled, threaded and a bolt (or several bolts) is tightened. This selects the backlash between the carriage and the stand of the future drilling machine. The handle for moving the carriage is made from rolled products with a diameter of 6 - 8 mm.
By having several brackets with different clamping rings, it is possible to flexibly select drills and process almost any material.
In future homemade equipment can be upgraded and modified, for example, mark or install a scale that will indicate the length of the carriage movement. This helps when drilling blind holes.
There are several mounting methods:
- several clamps;
- on a metal bracket in the hole for the neck of the drill.
Video of a construction variant from a drill on a wooden stand.
The easiest way to make homemade drilling design at home
A homemade drilling machine from a drill will never replace a factory one and will always be inferior in build 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.
