When performing carpentry and plumbing work, an appropriate tool is usually used, designed to perform specific tasks. However, there are situations when it is much more convenient and easier to use special machines. They allow you to optimize the process and save time during the same type of work. Therefore, questions about how to make a drilling machine from a drill very often arise among modern craftsmen.
Necessity or luxury
First of all, it is worth saying that using such a device is very convenient when making holes in small horizontal planes. It almost completely eliminates the drill from backlash, which inevitably occurs when handmade. Even a small drill significantly increases the accuracy of the hole made, minimally reducing the error. Also, such equipment greatly saves time and effort if frequent use or monotonous work is required.
Almost all enterprises where plumbing work is performed are equipped with such units. The fact is that studies conducted in the field of occupational safety have shown an increase in productivity and quality when using them. Some of them even purchase a magnetic drilling machine to optimize production on large surfaces without the use of expensive equipment.
Why drill?
Currently, there are a lot of designs for creating such equipment at home. However, most experts recommend making a drilling machine from a drill. This is due to the fact that this tool already contains all the necessary components and assemblies, and they do not have to be purchased separately. In this case, the fixation on the structure is carried out so that the drill can be easily removed for independent work. As a result, we do not lose a tool that we can use ourselves.
Materials
In order to create a drilling machine from, you need to purchase the tool itself. It is selected in accordance with the parameters that it will have to have finished device. At the same time, experts advise paying attention to products that have their own slight play. Otherwise, the advisability of using it for work is called into question. You may also need:
- Guides. They use systems used in furniture production, or metal strips.
- Bed. Most often it is made from a metal plate or wooden box, on which magnets or ballast are attached for weighting.
- Fasteners When making a drilling machine from a drill with your own hands, you immediately select couplings or clamps suitable for fixing a specific tool.
- Wood or metal constructions- depending on what material is to be processed.
- The spring required to implement the reverse motion.
- If a drilling machine is created, then the magnets themselves will be needed.
Tool
IN in this case the selection of the tool used depends on the material for creating the frame. However, it is immediately worth noting that a corner for measuring the connection of elements at 90 degrees will be necessary in any case. Even a mini-drilling machine requires great precision during its manufacture, since this will subsequently affect the quality of the holes produced.
Drawing
First of all, you need to decide on the design of the final product and the material for its manufacture. However, there is no need to come up with too complex technical solutions or expensive units. A typical drawing of a drill press from a drill is quite simple. It involves creating a strong and stable frame on which a vertical tripod with a movable carriage is mounted. Considering this, Special attention it is worth paying attention to the implementation of moving the drill in vertical plane, although the use of ready-made guides greatly simplifies this process. If you use the stand of a microscope, photographic enlarger or press as a frame, then the drawing will be based on their base, and the entire manufacturing process is greatly simplified.
Stand and tripod
Even a mini drill press needs a stable base. It should not only support the entire structure, but can be equipped various elements for fixing tools or other devices. When thinking about the design of a drilling machine, it is worth listening to the advice of experts. Many craftsmen recommend creating these devices from wood. Therefore, for the bed they use wooden frame in the form of a small box. There are seats on it for installing a vice or other structures. If the product is planned to be used on large surfaces, then the frame is made of a solid plate with a hole for a drill. This way you can implement the principle of drilling through.
Almost any drilling machine device involves installing a vertical tripod at an angle of 90 degrees to the bed. Therefore, it is very important to use an accurate one in your work. You also need to securely fix the tripod using additional mounts in the form of corners.
If the work involves working at a certain angle, then you can make certain devices in advance that will be attached to the frame. Most often, in such cases, ready-made ball vices with an adjustable angle of inclination are used.
Creating a Motion Mechanism
When making a homemade drilling machine from a drill, special attention must be paid to this stage. The fact is that the vertical stroke should be soft, without distortions, play or displacement. Taking this into account, professional craftsmen recommend using ready-made guides that can be taken from other devices. You can also use systems made to pull out drawers in cabinet furniture. They are quite reliable and can withstand heavy loads.
The guides are installed directly on the tripod or special strips attached to it. In this work it is very important to use measuring tool, since these elements must also be positioned at an angle of 90 degrees relative to the frame and parallel to each other. Even small distortions or displacements should not be allowed.
The second part of the guides is fixed to a special carriage, where the drill itself will be installed. It is made of wood and adjusted to the dimensions of the original instrument. A small handle is also attached to the carriage, with which the operator will control the moving process.
To implement the return movement and facilitate control of the movement of the carriage, a spring is installed on the machine. One end of it is fixed at the top of the tripod, and the other is mounted on a movable mechanism. In this case, they immediately check the level of its tension, which, if necessary, can be changed by cutting the turns or stretching them. However, this adjustment is best done under load, which means it is performed only after fixing the drill on the carriage. Some craftsmen recommend making the spring removable so that it can be removed after work. This way it will not stretch and weaken.
Fixing the drill
Typically, instructions on how to make a drill press from a drill recommend creating special fastening systems that end up being very difficult to work with. However, if the tool is selected correctly, it can be fixed using ordinary plumbing clamps used to create connections between hoses and pipes. In this case, you will need to make certain changes to the shape of the carriage or even slightly adjust the drill body.
It is very important that the tool is clamped tightly and moves in the clamp. Therefore, even at the stage of manufacturing the carriage, it is left with practically no free space, being structurally limited on all sides. In fact, the carriage itself is a kind of bed for the drill, in which it will sit very tightly. Additional elements are needed only for reliable fixation. This approach will greatly simplify the design and allow you to quickly remove the tool if necessary.
Conclusion
Taking into account the material presented above, we can conclude that a drilling machine from a drill can be made independently and without large financial costs. In this case, the final product will be maximally adapted to the performance of specific technical tasks and will be able to satisfy the relevant needs of the end user. However, it is worth considering the fact that factory designs usually have less error and are able to perform precision work with minimum tolerance. Therefore, such devices are usually suitable for private use or in small workshops where high-precision holes are not required.
For all those who like to make a product with their own hands, it will be an excellent helper. Such a unit, in a garage or at home, will allow you to accurately and accurately make holes, mill wood, drill broken bolts out of threads, and so on. However, buying a drilling machine can be quite expensive, and why spend extra money when you can easily make a drilling machine yourself.
General characteristics for the drilling machine
Drilling machine drawing
Manufacturing requires a minimum of expensive materials. These are basically improvised tools that can be found in any garage. Of course, the material must meet the requirements of the device.
For example, for the manufacture of a large stationary machine, without metal frame not necessary, and in the case of a tabletop unit, only wooden materials can be used.
For all types of structures, three fundamental factors will be required:
- convenient drill feed lever;
- precision movement of the drilling mechanism;
- reliable bed.
Of course, the feed lever should be placed under working hand master, left or right. However, this is not the only condition for convenience. The drill feed lever should not be long, so as not to interfere with work, but not short, so that it is easier to apply pressure on the part. For a better idea of the length of the lever, it is worth considering the drawings of factory drilling machines. There the length is adjusted to the desired size.
Regardless of which drilling mechanism will be used, it should be secured with the smallest possible error factor. To do this, it is best to attach the drilling mechanism to a vertical rod. However, you can use a solid wood panel with guide rails.
Without a reliable frame, a homemade drilling machine will not only perform poorly, but will also become dangerous to use. The base of the tool should be twice as wide as the volume of the structure. This width will allow the structure to be stable during the necessary pressure. In this case, the feed lever should not protrude beyond the edges of the bed. This rule does not apply to stationary machines, because they are fixed to the surface of the table or made with an individual table.
Drilling machine with your own hands
Which engine to use
You can make a homemade drilling machine using several driving force options:
- from a drill or screwdriver;
- from an electric motor;
- from hand drill.
In this case, for each type of structure the characteristics of stationary, portable or desktop machine. In the case of an electric motor, you can make a stationary or tabletop device, and in the case of an electric drill, you get either a desktop or portable unit. A hand drill can even have the character of a portable device that does not require power.
Drill as a machine tool
In order to get a good drilling machine from a drill with your own hands, the design for this tool is better to make a tabletop one. In this case, you should avoid fixing the machine to the table. An electronic drill is a fairly popular tool, so it will be useful if it can be removed from the machine. In this case, the structure on the table will be redundant.
A benchtop filler machine will require the following materials: 
- bed 45x30 cm, with a vertical rod attached to it;
- drill mount that fits well around the tool body;
- metal slider moving along the bar;
- a wheel that acts as a lever;
- steel rope, to control the movement of the lever.
For the frame, it is better to use a metal box with a wall thickness of 3 mm. A stand made of square pipe. This stand will serve as a barbell or tripod. Next, a tight slider should be attached to the tripod, which will hold the drill holder and the drill itself.
It will be difficult to select an exactly suitable slider, so it should be made from metal plates. The free space between the slider and the tripod should be no more than 0.5 mm, despite the fact that the tripod will be perfectly level.
Further sequence of actions:
- the slider is made 10–12 cm high;
- a holder for a drill is welded to it on the front side and ears for attaching the wheel on the rear side;
- a rod is threaded into the ears, to which the control wheel is welded, and secured with a cotter pin or a welded nut;
- A steel cable (at least 6 turns) is tightly wound around the wheel rod, and both ends of the cable are securely attached to the top and bottom of the tripod. Thus, moving the slider along the tripod will require force, and its own weight (along with the drill) will not be enough to make the slider fall.
Electric motor drilling structure
Such machines perform well as stationary tools. To figure out how to make a drilling machine from an electric motor, you will have to look at the drawings and delve into the field of electrical engineering.
The machine will require a two-phase motor, which will greatly simplify the connection and expand the range of application of the unit. Such a motor is connected to phase and neutral wires. Incorrect connection will only affect the direction of rotation. If the rotation is in reverse side, then the wires are swapped and the problem is solved.
When making a stationary structure for drilling, you will need:
- a powerful frame for the engine that will easily move along a vertical line;
- tabletop, where the pin will be fixed along a strict vertical line;
- as a pin, you can take it from a car. It will serve as a ready-made device that moves the engine;
- attach a wheel for movement and weld the motor holder to the rack.
The operating principle of this machine is very simple. The motor drives the drill head thanks to a belt drive. In this case, the engine and the drill chuck are inseparable during operation and move along a vertical line simultaneously, thanks to their joint fastening.
Portable mechanism from a hand drill
It is very convenient to use a drilling machine from a hand drill in cases where it is not possible to connect electric drill to the power source. To make the machine, you can use a wooden frame:
- the base is made of boards 30x20 cm and 40 mm thick;
- a vertical board is attached strictly at an angle of 90 o C;
- the vertical wall should also be made of a thick board, at least 30 mm, and they will help to secure it securely metal corners and screws.
Metal runners are attached to the vertical wall (they can be taken from old furniture or buy in a store), a hand drill holder is attached to them. This way, the drill will move up and down freely, however, this is not enough. To prevent the drill from falling under its own weight, a spring of the required elasticity is attached to the drill holder and the base of the machine.
Don’t forget about the handle that you will need to turn. Nothing should hinder its movement. The result should be a unit that is driven manually and does not require power.
Video: Do-it-yourself drilling machine from a drill
Anyone who uses a hand drill knows how difficult it is to hold a strict vertical line with your hands. When drilling thick workpieces, there is a risk of breaking the drill. Every time there is a desire to guide the tool along the guide, but this is not possible.
The second common task is to drill many of the same type of holes in one workpiece. Holding a drill in your hands, doing such work is long and inconvenient.
Since ancient times, metalworking workshops have used drilling machines of varying power. But their cost is too high for home purchase.
Besides House master does not drill into industrial scale. Consequently, such a purchase will never pay off.
There are factory-made vertical drilling attachments that can turn a hand drill into a full-fledged drill press. Many of them are equipped with coordinate plates and movable vices.
Vertical stand for drilling holes with a drill
This is a really convenient purchase, but the cost of such a machine is comparable to the cost of a drill. Therefore, home craftsmen often make a homemade drilling machine.
Main advantages of the design- low cost and the ability to create a device that is ideally compatible with your hand drill. If there is an unnecessary photographic enlarger, microscope or other mechanism with a vertical feed of the working unit in the house (barn, garage), the task is simplified.
Homemade stand from an old microscope
All that remains is to adapt the drill to the product. If there is no such bonus, the stand is made from scratch.
How to make a machine out of a drill using scrap materials
What should a guide stand for a hand drill consist of?
Stable bed
Preferably with the ability to install a vice or other device that holds the workpiece. At home, it is made from thick chipboard, plywood, or textolite. In the center of the axis of the installed drill, you need to leave a hole with a diameter of a couple of centimeters.
Description necessary parts drilling machine from a drill
Guide vertical post
Here the imagination of the developers is unlimited. It can be a block, a plywood plate, metallic profile or pipe.
The main principle in manufacturing is strict verticality in relation to the supporting frame. Otherwise the drill will deviate from rectilinear motion, spoil the workpiece and break.
You don't have to spend money on a benchtop drill press because it's not that difficult to make your own. To do this, you will need to purchase, manufacture or use used parts. We will tell you about creating several designs, and you can choose your model for assembly.
Almost every owner who is building or renovating his house or apartment, repairing household and garden equipment, various crafts made of metal and wood. But for some operations, a drill is not enough: you need special precision, you want to drill a hole at a right angle in a thick board, or you just want to make your work easier. To do this, you will need a machine that can be made on the basis of various drives, machine parts or household appliances, other available material.
The type of drive is a fundamental difference in the designs of homemade drilling machines. Some of them are made using a drill, mostly electric, others using motors, most often from unnecessary household appliances.
Tabletop drilling machine made from drill
The most common design can be considered a machine made from a hand or electric drill, which can be made removable, so that it can be used outside the machine, or stationary. In the latter case, the switching device can be moved to the frame for greater convenience.
Main elements of the machine
The main elements of the machine are:
- drill;
- base;
- rack;
- drill mount;
- feed mechanism.
The base or frame can be made from a solid cut of hard wood, furniture board or chipboard. Some people prefer a metal plate, channel or tee as a base. The bed must be massive to ensure structural stability and compensate for vibrations during drilling to produce neat and accurate holes. The size of the frame made of wood is at least 600x600x30 mm, of sheet steel - 500x500x15 mm. For greater stability, the base can be made with eyes or holes for bolts and attached to the workbench.
The stand can be made of timber, round or square steel pipe. Some craftsmen use the frame of an old photographic enlarger, a substandard school microscope, and other parts that have a suitable configuration, strength and weight as a base and stand.
The drill is secured using clamps or brackets with a hole in the center. The bracket is more reliable and provides greater accuracy when drilling.
Design features of the drill feed mechanism
The feed mechanism is needed to move the drill vertically along the stand and can be:
- spring;
- articulated;
- design by type screw jack.
Depending on the type of mechanism adopted, the type and structure of the rack will also differ.
The drawings and photos show the basic designs of tabletop drilling machines, which can be made from electric and hand drills.
With a spring mechanism: 1 - stand; 2 - metal or wood profile; 3 — slider; 4 - hand drill; 5 — clamp for fastening the drill; 6 — screws for fastening the clamp; 7 - spring; 8 — square for securing the stand 2 pcs.; 9 - screws; 10 — stop for the spring; 11 — wing bolt for fastening the stop; 12 - base of the machine
With spring-lever mechanism
With a spring-hinged mechanism: 1 - bed; 2 — washer; 3 — M16 nut; 4 — shock-absorbing struts 4 pcs.; 5 - plate; 6 — bolt M6x16; 7 - power supply; 8 — thrust; 9 - spring; 10 — M8x20 bolt with nut and washers; 11 — drill chuck; 12 - shaft; 13 - cover; 14 — handle; 15 — bolt M8x20; 16 — holder; 17 — rack; 18 — cup with bearing; 19 - engine
With hinged springless mechanism
A stand operating on the principle of a screw jack: 1 - frame; 2 - guide groove; 3 - M16 thread; 4 - bushing; 5 - nut welded to the bushing; 6 - drill; 7 - handle, when rotated, the drill moves up or down
Drilling and milling machine: 1 - base of the machine; 2 — supports for the table lifting plate 2 pcs.; 3 - lifting plate; 4 — handle for lifting the table; 5 - movable drill holder; 6 — additional rack; 7 — screw for fixing the drill holder; 8 — clamp for fastening the drill; 9 — main rack; 10 — lead screw; 11 - drum with Vernier scale
Machine made from a car jack and drill
The carriage is made of furniture guides
Mini-machine from a decommissioned microscope
Base and stand from an old photographic enlarger
Machine made from a hand drill: 1 - bed; 2 — steel clamps; 3 — grooves for attaching a drill; 4 — drill fastening nut; 5 - drill; 6 - slider; 7 — guide tubes
Video 1. Step by step guide for an inexpensive machine. The bed and stand are wooden, the basis of the mechanism is a furniture guide
Video 2. Drilling machine - jack from Zhiguli and drill
Video 3. Spring-lever stand for drill
Video 4. Step by step creation steel rack for drill
Machine based on the steering rack of a passenger car
A steering rack for a car and a drill are quite massive products, so the frame should also be massive and, preferably, with the ability to attach the machine to a workbench. All elements are welded, since connections with bolts and screws may not be sufficient.
Stanin and support post welded from channels or other suitable rolled products, about 5 mm thick. The steering rack is secured to a stand, which should be 70-80 mm longer than the rack, through the eyes of the steering column.
To make the machine more convenient to use, the drill control is placed in a separate unit.
Video 5. Drilling machine based on a steering rack from Moskvich
Assembly procedure for tabletop drilling machines:
- preparation of all elements;
- attaching the stand to the frame (check verticality!);
- assembly of the movement mechanism;
- fastening the mechanism to the rack;
- fastening the drill (check verticality!).
All fastenings must be made as securely as possible. It is advisable to join one-piece steel structures by welding. When using any kind of guides, you need to make sure that there is no lateral play during movement.
Advice! To fix the part in which the hole is drilled, the machine can be equipped with a vice.
You can also find ready-made stands for drills on sale. When purchasing, you need to pay attention to the weight of the structure and size work surface. Lightweight (up to 3 kg) and inexpensive (up to 1.5 thousand rubles) racks are suitable for making holes in a thin plywood sheet.
Drilling machine using asynchronous motor
If there is no drill on the farm or it is not advisable to use it in the machine, you can make a design based on asynchronous motor, for example, from the old washing machine. The design and manufacturing process of such a machine are quite complex, so it is best to make it by a craftsman with sufficient experience in turning and milling work, and assembling electrical circuits.
The device of a drilling machine with a motor from household appliances
To familiarize yourself with the design, we provide assembly drawings and detailing, as well as the characteristics of assembly units in the specifications.
Parts and materials for manufacturing the machine are shown in the table:
Table 1
| Pos. | Detail | Characteristic | Description |
| 1 | bed | Textolite plate, 300x175 mm, δ 16 mm | |
| 2 | Heel | Steel circle, Ø 80 mm | Can be welded |
| 3 | Main stand | Steel circle, Ø 28 mm, L = 430 mm | One end is turned to a length of 20 mm and has an M12 thread cut into it |
| 4 | Spring | L = 100-120 mm | |
| 5 | Sleeve | Steel circle, Ø 45 mm | |
| 6 | Locking screw | M6 with plastic head | |
| 7 | Lead screw | Tr16x2, L = 200 mm | From the clamp |
| 8 | Matrix nut | Tr16x2 | |
| 9 | Steel sheet, δ 5 mm | ||
| 10 | Lead screw bracket | Duralumin sheet, δ 10 mm | |
| 11 | Special nut | M12 | |
| 12 | Lead screw flywheel | Plastic | |
| 13 | Washers | ||
| 14 | Four-strand drive drive pulley block V-belt transmission | Duralumin circle, Ø 69 mm | Changing the spindle speed is done by moving the drive belt from one stream to another |
| 15 | Electric motor | ||
| 16 | Capacitor block | ||
| 17 | Duralumin circle, Ø 98 mm | ||
| 18 | M5 screw with plastic mushroom | ||
| 19 | Return spring spindle | L = 86, 8 turns, Ø25, from wire Ø1.2 | |
| 20 | Duralumin circle, Ø 76 mm | ||
| 21 | Spindle head | see below | |
| 22 | Duralumin sheet, δ 10 mm | ||
| 23 | Drive belt | Profile 0 | The drive V-belt has a “zero” profile, so the grooves of the pulley block also have the same profile |
| 24 | Switch | ||
| 25 | Network cable with fork | ||
| 26 | Tool feed lever | Steel sheet, δ 4 mm | |
| 27 | Removable lever handle | Steel pipe, Ø 12 mm | |
| 28 | Cartridge | Tool chuck no. 2 | |
| 29 | Screw | M6 with washer |
The spindle head provides both translational and rotational motion. It is mounted on its own base - a duralumin console.
Parts and materials for manufacturing the spindle head are shown in the table:
table 2
| Pos. | Detail | Characteristic |
| 1 | Steel circle Ø 12 mm | |
| 2 | Steel pipe Ø 28x3 mm | |
| 3 | Bearing 2 pcs. | Radial rolling bearing No. 1000900 |
| 4 | Screw | M6 |
| 5 | Washers-spacers | Bronze |
| 6 | Lever arm | Steel sheet δ 4 mm |
| 7 | Special M6 screw with knurled button | |
| 8 | screw | Low nut M12 |
| 9 | Steel circle Ø 50 mm or pipe Ø 50x11 mm | |
| 10 | Bearing | Angular contact |
| 11 | Split retaining ring | |
| 12 | Steel circle Ø 20 mm |
Drilling machine assembled
The electrical circuit depends on the type of engine.
Simple electrical diagram for factory machine 2M112
Homemade machines for drilling printed circuit boards
Mini-machines for drilling circuit boards by radio amateurs also borrow the drive from various low-power devices. In this case, cutters for cutting photographs are used as levers, soldering irons, and collet pencils instead of a chuck. The drilling site is highlighted LED flashlights— There are enough opportunities for technical creativity.
A simple electrical circuit for controlling an electric motor
Video 7. Mini machine for drilling circuit boards
It does not always make sense or 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 will need a drill and materials to make 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 stand for a drill at a tool store. The result is something like a household level vertical drilling machine, which is not inferior in drilling accuracy to machines for home workshops.
The photo shows factory-made drill stands. They can be purchased at any online tool store at prices starting from $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 craftsmen 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 and easier to manufacture, but durability will suffer.
Metal ones are more complex, but have an incomparably longer service life and strength characteristics. The choice of stand material also depends on the workpieces being processed: when constantly drilling metal, it is better to make a metal one.
Machine assembly
The metal stands are assembled from angles for the carriage, 50x50 square pipe for the stand and 10x10 for the drill bracket, strip for the base and eyes. The base and bracket are welded, 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 rod using a steel cable wound around the handle drum. To ensure that the carriage does not have any 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.
Having several brackets with different clamping rings allows you to flexibly select drills and process almost any material.
In future homemade equipment you can modernize and modify it, 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 mounting methods:
- several clamps;
- on a metal bracket in the hole under the neck of the drill.
Video of a design version of a drill on a wooden stand.
The easiest way to make a homemade drilling structure at home
A homemade drilling machine made 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.
