Using a Laser Sight on Your Drill Press
George VondriskaGeorge Vondriska provides tips on how to use a laser sight on your drill press for woodworking projects. A WoodWorkers Guild of America (WWGOA) original video.
This project that I'm working on requires that I drill a whole bunch of holes in the back of this board. I need to do it with a forstner bit so I get the quality of hole that I want. One of the problems with a forstner bit is accurately lining up the center point on that bit with the center point of where I want the hole to go. I gotta show you the greatest thing I ever saw as an accessory for the drill press. This little attachment right here throws a laser line that provides crosshairs that lets me perfectly set my bit over my piece.
It's a very good accessory, you can dial it in to get the focus just right so it's centered on your chalk. What's cool is that no matter how I raise or lower the table, it holds that center position. Let me show you how it works on this job right here. This simple accessory for the drill press is just giving me lots more accuracy. The laser line is so much easier to use, I'll never go back to just centering the bit by itself over my work piece.
Apparently even WALMART sells these!! The reviews I have read all seem to speak pretty positive of this little devise so, for 40 bucks (no matter where you buy it), how can you go wrong? I read one review that did say if you use a fence, it can skew the lines....something to consider. I'll take a crack at it for 40 bucks....I've spent more on a bad meal and we all know how long a meal lasts.
I found the Wixey laser to be accurate, and a great aid for older eyes. They have versions for standard drill press and radial drills, where the head can move in and out or rotate. I did some testing before starting on Christmas gifts and found the laser beams were spot on for short or long bits, table raised up high or near the base. etc.
BEAUTIFUL DEMO
Nice enough, but what I want is a laser that'll cut the hole for me. ;)
This is great, but where can you get one?