I really like how you show the final product while explaining each feature. I find it a lot easier to follow this way rather than trying to imagine what the finished project is supposed to look like.
My wife watched your video over my shoulder and said "that's fun!" And I agree. You've come up with some mighty cool projects over the time I've been following you. Thanks for sharing your talents with all of us. Cheers from the "frigid Midwest!"
Was just looking at which band saw and drill press to equipment my new shop with today. This cart convinced me to go with a bench drill press. Last week I started building and installing full pull out draws in my wifes cabinets that I installed 5 years ago. I also just finished my new router table to mount my Dewalt router in this last weekend. I am so proud of my results. She thinks I am the greatest..LOL. I was a mechanic all my life.
Just found you today. Well done! A few notes: - Back in 1977 I made a basic dresser at work using salvaged crating materials and pneumatic staples. Others scoffed, but it was solid. Good to see the use of similar fasteners has caught on. - I can’t abide naked wood. It is a dirt and grease magnet! At a minimum I “break” edges and somehow seal the wood. Even simple Turtle Wax to work surfaces helps. - I’ve never tried pocket screws. Interesting. I’ve been using nail blocks and metal connectors. I’m thinking of move my up to dowels.
Another terrific project April with excellent details on the build. I do not understand why anyone would thumbs- down this or any other of her projects.
amazing designs, i built both the drill press stand and the miter stand. I hated the big rolling stand I had for the miter saw, it was huge and folded up but wouldn't stand up when folded. yours was perfect for my small shop as i really only have room to run one tool at a time. your videos were perfect for the build but i went ahead and bought the plans anyway.
Love seeing girls/women getting into woodwork. Growing up It wasn’t seen as the done thing for women to do woodwork. I’m going back to the 70s and 80s. My dad taught me everything I know today. My brothers weren’t interested but all I did was hang around my dad watching him build stuff. I can’t cook for nuts, but I can build anything, well almost anything now I’m 60. 🤓🤓
I'm right there with you! My husband has always worked with me and just had faith I could tackle ANYTHING. Now I have a sawmill and I can make a project from log to furniture! Keep building!
I built this! With the plans and this video, everything went smoothly. The stand is as good as I expected it to be. It is an excellent design. A lot of useful storage space, easy to move around, and very sturdy. Thank you!
Simple and genius. I am an apartment dweller and recently built a 2x4 work station... wish I saw this first. I still may built this and move carpenter station outside to hold my coffee cups and drying work.
I bought the shop fox (identical) radial arm but put it on a lower stand so I could roll it's column right up to the edge of my work bench over hang end . This gave me a HUGE work surface where I could reach the center of a 30" work piece YET retract the press and swing out of way to free up entire work bench top , when needed . ( drill press standard table was still usable)
I liked the stand in this video and bought the plans. The plans were great. I built the stand and the project went very well. This was my first time building anything with moving parts (the drawers, the material support system), so I made my usual mistakes. But overall I am very happy with the results.
something I did was to not mount the press in the enter of the cabinet top. Put it forward and to the left. This opened a larger table top surface beside the press instead of the two narrow strips left and right. The base bottom panel was larger to have the drawer unit like here and a vertical half box hollow and lower platform so posts and pillars can be set to vertically to drill holes in the ends (some T track to secure the post plumb) . With the press forward and to the left I can rotate the drill head over the post end. Behind the press handles there is a removable grid 4x6 cubby boxes/cabinet (can lay into any of the lower drawers). Small magnet tray stuck to cubby box top for current in-use bits and chuck key .
Great to see you back in the shop April... I've been praying your recovery & healing is going well. This is a perfect project for me as I have a garage for a shop and mobility is a must. Your sliding tray design is a cool bonus. Thanks again for sharing!
Truly enjoy ALL your videos and have learned so much. You've saved me money and time. You are the only site I know of which offers plans, list of material, etc. Thanks so much. PLEASE keep making your very educational videos!! They are fantastic!!
happened upon all your videos just today and come to find out that you are literally right down the road from where im building a house in Mystic Shores. Someday i will stop by your shop to check it out! On another note, a recent Texas resident i know all about Discount Steel in Minneapolis. It was our "Go-To" store as well.
Nicely done. I like the fact that you see ahead enough to plan ahead for tool usage. I would like to see more videos on how you modify or enhance normal tools into your own April tools. That is where the true magic happens!
Was rethinking making a stand for my miter saw. I like the wing idea for support of the longer pieces. Easier than pulling the roller stand out every time.
Just came across this channel...love it and subscribed....always great to hear a story of someone being able to chase their dreams and stop working for the man.
April!!! I bought SuperJaws because of your incredible demonstration of their versatility. It arrives tomorrow and I'm so excited to add it to my shop! Also, buying these plans. Thank you!
Really cool project April! The one thing that I would mention is that you need to make sure to fasten the drill press to the cabinet. Even though the drill press is heavy, it is a mobile stand, and the drill press becomes very top heavy and dangerous when in motion. Wouldn't want to see any accidents. I have a table top drill press as well but it has it's own home in my shop.
Boy do I love drawer organizers :) I'm on the side that drawers are places where things go to die BUT if you're creative enough they do have a place! Great build
Thanks April. I was going to build a drill press stand a few weeks ago and I spotted your post on Instagram about this build. I'm glad I waited. Great design!
I've been following you for a few years now April and you have come a long way. I love this build because looking at my own shop it will come in handy. Ill get rid of the bench that is on no because its just a clutter holder.
Another great workshop build, April. Some nice and very practical touches included and your plans are the best with color coding, etc. Guess that is why you won a Golden Chisel Award for 2018 (Best Woodworking Content Creators). Looking forward to following you for the rest of 2019 and beyond.
Great...I just came home with a new drill press and was starting to think about a cabinet for it. If you have enough clearance, and actually care (😎), I've done drawers like this and found that some UHMW tape on the drawer bearing surfaces makes it slide easier. I'm not sure you need it, though, unless the weight gets too much. Nice!
The plywood you use is beautiful! It is so great to see you use it instead of OSB. The two products are just not interchangeable even though some makers try to use OSB for everything. Plywood has tensile strength as well as edge strength. As soon as OSB gets wet or abraded it turns to mush.
Not only are your projects well designed and extremely useful, but your voice-over videos are of appropriate length to show the highlights of construction. I know your quality videos take much time and thought to produce but should be an inspiration for others. Few meet your level of professional editing. Go April!
Hi April I really enjoy your videos. You have put simple back in your projects. I've watched other folks videos and shows and as nice as they appear they made a science out of something that's supposed to be simple. I'll be watching I love your shop. Looking forward to the next project.
I don't have a drill press yet but I think this would work great for my band saw. Also. Idk how cold it gets in your part of Texas. But in northern Wisconsin this morning it was -6.
Very very good project. It is very simple and straight forward as is most of your projects. It has given me many ideas to organize my garage space. ( When it warms up).
Nice idea, I'll copy the concept for my drill! Thanks :-) A suggestion: connect together (backside) the sliding plywood so it can move it without the need of check it's really flat. Sorry for my English.
i think this is the build i like the best. very good, simple design. plus those supports are a really good idea. i don't know how i feel about pocketholes yet and will try and land on another joining method i think. thanks for sharing your project!
PARABÉNS, Que projeto MARAVILHOSO. Sou brasileiro, hobista e fiquei simplesmente encantado com o projeto em si; com a didática na construção do móvel e na simpatia da nossa Professora, rsrs... Vou tentar fazer algo parecido, pois, esse é muito perfeito. Forte abraçoooo...
I love how creative you are with your storage options. I really need to build a few stations similar to this: one for my miter saw, one for my belt sander, one for the planer, etc. I'm definitely going to steal some of your ideas for storage in them when I do. Nice work!
Thank you you are so talented and inspiring to others to expand our range and try things that might normally be out of our comfort zone. But you explain things so well and show us all the steps, when your batteries don't die lol. Keep up the great work and thanks again!!!
Great build April. Love your channel and I can’t wait until my daughter is just a little older so she can enjoy your work too! For your build, it’s a great idea. But an idea for your side wings would be to cut the center and side rails at a 45 degree, making a channel for the wing to slide up and down in, but it won’t be able to swing away from the cabinet. That is what I used for the slide mechanism on my router lift and it works great. A little wax and slides slick as can be. Keep up the great work!
Simple, easy and totally functional. Another cool build. I would use a wing "nut" on the moveable side wing instead of a hex nut. Just a suggestion. Thanks again for sharing your journey. I've been watching since you got started.
I love the Masonite drill bit drawers! Best solution I've seen for organizing drill bits. Super easy and not complicated at all. I've been looking for a solution for storing mine.
Happy New Year April.... I just said that I have not seen a new video out of you in weeks... then Bam 💥!! Thank you for sharing your awesome project with us....
April, Just a short note to thank you for your entertaining channel. In a world of gimmicky videos your personality resonates as genuine, your intelligence and work ethic are a perfect blend to compliment your fearlessness in taking on new projects. The thing I enjoy the most is the fact that your are engineering all the through a build and stay after it until it your satisfied with the result and your not afraid to show just how Kool feeling it is when you build something really neat. The one question i have is did you ever change out that 2x6 on the end of your awning?
Looks great! I re-purposed an old angle iron aquarium stand for mine using salvaged steel shelf supports to make the top. It is really sturdy and functional but it lacks anything resembling storage. I might have to change up to one more like yours!
Excelente vídeo. Mesmo não dominando o idioma foi possível compreender todo o conteúdo. Saudações do Brasil. Excellent video. Even not mastering the language, it was possible to understand the entire content. Greetings from Brazil.
I really like how you show the final product while explaining each feature. I find it a lot easier to follow this way rather than trying to imagine what the finished project is supposed to look like.
My wife watched your video over my shoulder and said "that's fun!" And I agree. You've come up with some mighty cool projects over the time I've been following you. Thanks for sharing your talents with all of us. Cheers from the "frigid Midwest!"
Ray I agree! Some of her projects will have copies in my shop soon.
And yes the “frigid Midwest” is right, going to be a nice -10 tonight.
Your wife is awesome for appreciating projects like these. Thumbs up!
the good designer; the good carpenter; Great Master = April Wilkerson
That was most impressive. Especially the work supports on either side. I haven't seen that before. Top Marks !
Glad you enjoyed it.
Was just looking at which band saw and drill press to equipment my new shop with today. This cart convinced me to go with a bench drill press. Last week I started building and installing full pull out draws in my wifes cabinets that I installed 5 years ago. I also just finished my new router table to mount my Dewalt router in this last weekend. I am so proud of my results. She thinks I am the greatest..LOL. I was a mechanic all my life.
Just found you today. Well done!
A few notes:
- Back in 1977 I made a basic dresser at work using salvaged crating materials and pneumatic staples. Others scoffed, but it was solid. Good to see the use of similar fasteners has caught on.
- I can’t abide naked wood. It is a dirt and grease magnet! At a minimum I “break” edges and somehow seal the wood. Even simple Turtle Wax to work surfaces helps.
- I’ve never tried pocket screws. Interesting. I’ve been using nail blocks and metal connectors. I’m thinking of move my up to dowels.
I noticed that you're easily tackling larger more complex projects! You've come a long way since beginning CZcams.
I'm proud of you, well done!
Another terrific project April with excellent details on the build.
I do not understand why anyone would thumbs- down this or any other of her projects.
I do not know what I love more, your voice or your work :-) great woman
I like the simplicity of you drill press stand. No special edge cuts, just glue and brad nails
I can do this!!
amazing designs, i built both the drill press stand and the miter stand. I hated the big rolling stand I had for the miter saw, it was huge and folded up but wouldn't stand up when folded.
yours was perfect for my small shop as i really only have room to run one tool at a time. your videos were perfect for the build but i went ahead and bought the plans anyway.
I'm glad you like the designs. Thanks for the supportive words. :)
Love seeing girls/women getting into woodwork. Growing up It wasn’t seen as the done thing for women to do woodwork. I’m going back to the 70s and 80s. My dad taught me everything I know today. My brothers weren’t interested but all I did was hang around my dad watching him build stuff. I can’t cook for nuts, but I can build anything, well almost anything now I’m 60. 🤓🤓
I'm right there with you!
My husband has always worked with me and just had faith I could tackle ANYTHING.
Now I have a sawmill and I can make a project from log to furniture!
Keep building!
I built this! With the plans and this video, everything went smoothly. The stand is as good as I expected it to be. It is an excellent design. A lot of useful storage space, easy to move around, and very sturdy. Thank you!
Simple and genius. I am an apartment dweller and recently built a 2x4 work station... wish I saw this first. I still may built this and move carpenter station outside to hold my coffee cups and drying work.
This is and will be the most diy shop that has ever been made.
Great video. Going to use this example for my drill press stand.
Live this!! The table risers are genius!!!
Instablaster
I bought the shop fox (identical) radial arm but put it on a lower stand so I could roll it's column right up to the edge of my work bench over hang end . This gave me a HUGE work surface where I could reach the center of a 30" work piece YET retract the press and swing out of way to free up entire work bench top , when needed . ( drill press standard table was still usable)
I liked the stand in this video and bought the plans. The plans were great. I built the stand and the project went very well. This was my first time building anything with moving parts (the drawers, the material support system), so I made my usual mistakes. But overall I am very happy with the results.
Awesome! Great to hear. Thanks for watching.
something I did was to not mount the press in the enter of the cabinet top. Put it forward and to the left. This opened a larger table top surface beside the press instead of the two narrow strips left and right. The base bottom panel was larger to have the drawer unit like here and a vertical half box hollow and lower platform so posts and pillars can be set to vertically to drill holes in the ends (some T track to secure the post plumb) . With the press forward and to the left I can rotate the drill head over the post end. Behind the press handles there is a removable grid 4x6 cubby boxes/cabinet (can lay into any of the lower drawers). Small magnet tray stuck to cubby box top for current in-use bits and chuck key .
Great to see you back in the shop April... I've been praying your recovery & healing is going well. This is a perfect project for me as I have a garage for a shop and mobility is a must. Your sliding tray design is a cool bonus. Thanks again for sharing!
Truly enjoy ALL your videos and have learned so much. You've saved me money and time. You are the only site I know of which offers plans, list of material, etc. Thanks so much. PLEASE keep making your very educational videos!! They are fantastic!!
happened upon all your videos just today and come to find out that you are literally right down the road from where im building a house in Mystic Shores. Someday i will stop by your shop to check it out! On another note, a recent Texas resident i know all about Discount Steel in Minneapolis. It was our "Go-To" store as well.
Nicely done. I like the fact that you see ahead enough to plan ahead for tool usage. I would like to see more videos on how you modify or enhance normal tools into your own April tools. That is where the true magic happens!
I literally just finished building a drill press stand yesterday. Definitely adding the supports and the drawer organization ideas today.
Nice to see the work shop in full swing now.
Milwaukee all the way! I'm a plumber and HVAC tech and that's all i use! Love there cordless tools!
Was rethinking making a stand for my miter saw. I like the wing idea for support of the longer pieces. Easier than pulling the roller stand out every time.
Just came across this channel...love it and subscribed....always great to hear a story of someone being able to chase their dreams and stop working for the man.
April!!! I bought SuperJaws because of your incredible demonstration of their versatility. It arrives tomorrow and I'm so excited to add it to my shop!
Also, buying these plans. Thank you!
Awesome! Both my folks and I love it and use it all the time! Hope you enjoy it and thanks for watching.
Really cool project April! The one thing that I would mention is that you need to make sure to fasten the drill press to the cabinet. Even though the drill press is heavy, it is a mobile stand, and the drill press becomes very top heavy and dangerous when in motion. Wouldn't want to see any accidents. I have a table top drill press as well but it has it's own home in my shop.
Boy do I love drawer organizers :) I'm on the side that drawers are places where things go to die BUT if you're creative enough they do have a place! Great build
Drawer inserts are an excellent idea
Thanks April. I was going to build a drill press stand a few weeks ago and I spotted your post on Instagram about this build. I'm glad I waited. Great design!
: ) Thanks!
First of all, I thank you for your wonderful style and the same wonderful explanation
Good work April, nice to see something being built that is not overkill. Solid built and work!!
Thanks
The craftsmanship and level of organization to the shop and surroundings is really inspiring, something to strive for. Thanks for sharing.
Next time when you cut a bolt, leave a nut on it so when you thread it off it cleans the threads of the bolt after the cut is made
Diesel Days best tip an old machinist ever told me.
My pop, WW II Seabee mechanic , showed us that when we were kids !
That was awesome! It would work great in my little shop.
Really great idea! Will upgrade mine when the weather warms up. Thank you!
No problem. : )
I have been wondering what to do with my tabletop drill press, what you have done is an excellent solution. Thank you for the brain tickler.
I've been following you for a few years now April and you have come a long way. I love this build because looking at my own shop it will come in handy. Ill get rid of the bench that is on no because its just a clutter holder.
Another great workshop build, April. Some nice and very practical touches included and your plans are the best with color coding, etc. Guess that is why you won a Golden Chisel Award for 2018 (Best Woodworking Content Creators). Looking forward to following you for the rest of 2019 and beyond.
Great...I just came home with a new drill press and was starting to think about a cabinet for it. If you have enough clearance, and actually care (😎), I've done drawers like this and found that some UHMW tape on the drawer bearing surfaces makes it slide easier. I'm not sure you need it, though, unless the weight gets too much. Nice!
The plywood you use is beautiful! It is so great to see you use it instead of OSB. The two products are just not interchangeable even though some makers try to use OSB for everything. Plywood has tensile strength as well as edge strength. As soon as OSB gets wet or abraded it turns to mush.
Not only are your projects well designed and extremely useful, but your voice-over videos are of appropriate length to show the highlights of construction. I know your quality videos take much time and thought to produce but should be an inspiration for others. Few meet your level of professional editing. Go April!
: ) Thank you Ron, I'm glad you like my style.
Thoughtful feedback, nice!
April, you have really gotten good at these project videos. Well done!
Great project. I love how you adjusted the plans to keep the adjustable part straight
Awesome build April, tnx for sharing it....!!!
Nice DP stand. I could not agree with you more, whether you move something once a year or everyday, being on casters makes life easy.
April excellent project. Just exactly what I have been looking for. I consider it and be looking forward to your plans. Thanks again April.
Awesome! Thank you!
The tools you use are so advanced that I can't imagine it.
Hi April I really enjoy your videos. You have put simple back in your projects. I've watched other folks videos and shows and as nice as they appear they made a science out of something that's supposed to be simple. I'll be watching I love your shop. Looking forward to the next project.
Excelente trabajo Srita. La felicito
Welcome back April. Hope you enjoyed your time off.
beautiful!! your focus,calm and grace in motion are impressive.quality,SKILL! WOW
That drill press would be a nice little addition to any shop!! I think I’m going to grab those plans to add that stand to our shop!
Glad you like it Jeff. : )
I don't have a drill press yet but I think this would work great for my band saw. Also. Idk how cold it gets in your part of Texas. But in northern Wisconsin this morning it was -6.
Very very good project. It is very simple and straight forward as is most of your projects. It has given me many ideas to organize my garage space. ( When it warms up).
Perfect timing on this one. Getting ready to buy a drill press and I need a good stand! This is perfect!
Glad the timing works out well. : )
Very good, highly useful, and I'm glad you're feeling better
Thanks for the project and build. Can never have too much storage.
Nice idea, I'll copy the concept for my drill! Thanks :-)
A suggestion: connect together (backside) the sliding plywood so it can move it without the need of check it's really flat.
Sorry for my English.
Given how strong and reliable modern glues are, I think the butt joint is under-rated for many applications.
i think this is the build i like the best. very good, simple design. plus those supports are a really good idea. i don't know how i feel about pocketholes yet and will try and land on another joining method i think. thanks for sharing your project!
Fantastic project April! Love the drawer inserts and the material supports. Oh ONLY two people are famous for their hand wave. The Queen and YOU!
PARABÉNS, Que projeto MARAVILHOSO. Sou brasileiro, hobista e fiquei simplesmente encantado com o projeto em si; com a didática na construção do móvel e na simpatia da nossa Professora, rsrs...
Vou tentar fazer algo parecido, pois, esse é muito perfeito. Forte abraçoooo...
That is a really nice stand. Good job.
I love how creative you are with your storage options. I really need to build a few stations similar to this: one for my miter saw, one for my belt sander, one for the planer, etc. I'm definitely going to steal some of your ideas for storage in them when I do. Nice work!
Hi April How fun to see you preparing and building more such things I learned a lot from you because of your videos Keep going up the amazing
Thank you you are so talented and inspiring to others to expand our range and try things that might normally be out of our comfort zone. But you explain things so well and show us all the steps, when your batteries don't die lol. Keep up the great work and thanks again!!!
Nice job April. My Drill press is a monster with it's own stand but those cabs look fun to build anyway.
Great build April. Love your channel and I can’t wait until my daughter is just a little older so she can enjoy your work too!
For your build, it’s a great idea. But an idea for your side wings would be to cut the center and side rails at a 45 degree, making a channel for the wing to slide up and down in, but it won’t be able to swing away from the cabinet. That is what I used for the slide mechanism on my router lift and it works great. A little wax and slides slick as can be.
Keep up the great work!
Such a great idea for the bit sliding tray! I have been looking for ways to organize bits and nails and you just gave me some good ideas!
this is freaking genius! Awesome work as usual April!
I need to build this for work so will stop losing bits. Thanks for sharing 👍👍👍
Simple, easy and totally functional. Another cool build. I would use a wing "nut" on the moveable side wing instead of a hex nut. Just a suggestion. Thanks again for sharing your journey. I've been watching since you got started.
Looks great, and very functional.
I love the Masonite drill bit drawers! Best solution I've seen for organizing drill bits. Super easy and not complicated at all. I've been looking for a solution for storing mine.
April, you rock, have been using your methods in all my DIY projects. thanks and all the best.
Brilliant job, but you have so much space and oh so so much kit you both inspire and depress in equal measure.
Very nice drill press stand. Next time bevel the sides of the supports and it will stay in nicely despite a loose knob. THANKS
Great build April, my next project, thanks for posting from Garry in the UK
That's really awesome. Def going to build one of these.
Happy New Year April.... I just said that I have not seen a new video out of you in weeks... then Bam 💥!! Thank you for sharing your awesome project with us....
Yep, I had to take a few weeks off to take a small break. : )
Absolutely Beautiful..... and the stand ain't bad either!
April "the Wood Goddess" Wilkerson. Thanks for all your amazing videos. Also thanks for having Anne on your channel as I enjoy her videos also.
good build April , nice video , personally I prefer a well anchored drill press but never tire of your great videos.
Holy crap girl you have amazing idea's! As I said before you're my hero! Love your work!
Nice build, very simple construction of a very functional accessory.
Thank you. : )
Very well designed and works fantastic
April,
Just a short note to thank you for your entertaining channel. In a world of gimmicky videos your personality resonates as genuine, your intelligence and work ethic are a perfect blend to compliment your fearlessness in taking on new projects. The thing I enjoy the most is the fact that your are engineering all the through a build and stay after it until it your satisfied with the result and your not afraid to show just how Kool feeling it is when you build something really neat. The one question i have is did you ever change out that 2x6 on the end of your awning?
That is a sweet stand April. I love your sliding side table supports.
Great design and execution...as usual from April..Thanks
Enjoying before going out to shovel now 20 inches of snow in Vermont.
Eh, I couldn't handle that.
Looks great! I re-purposed an old angle iron aquarium stand for mine using salvaged steel shelf supports to make the top. It is really sturdy and functional but it lacks anything resembling storage. I might have to change up to one more like yours!
Nice job. The supports seem a bit gimmicky but the sliding storage is a great idea. thanks for sharing.
Always inspired by your videos. I’m now really getting into woodworking and you have got me into putting castors on everything. Great videos.🥰
Excelente vídeo. Mesmo não dominando o idioma foi possível compreender todo o conteúdo. Saudações do Brasil.
Excellent video. Even not mastering the language, it was possible to understand the entire content. Greetings from Brazil.
Thank you for your kind words. Thank you for watching. Greetings from Texas! :)
Very cool. Multiple applications for sure with the side supports. Thanks for the excellent content, keep it up and again, thank you.