PVC Dremel Drill Press

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PVC Dremel Drill Press

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PVC is easy find material. Not only work for plumbing, it also can make many things. Here is how I made a Dremel drill press with PVC.
All of the materials could be found in local hardware stores.

Materials and Tools

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Materials:
2"x1"bushing 1
1"cross 3
1"x3/4"tee 1
1"x3/4"bushing 3
1"x3/4"bushing spgxfpt 1
1"pipe 4 1/2"long (Class200pe grade) 1
1"pipe 2"long 2
3/4"crossing 1
3/4"tee 7
3/4"elbow 3
3/4"plug mpt 1
3/4"pipe 20 1/8"long 1
3/4"pipe 11"long 1
3/4"pipe 2 5/8"long 1
3/4"pipe 2 3/4"long 1
3/4"pipe 5"long  1
3/4"pipe 7"long 2
3/4"pipe 6"long 1
3/4"pipe 2 3/8"long 2
3/4"pipe 1/2"long (Class200pe grade) 6
1/2"elbow 4
1/2"pipe 11 1/2"long 2
1/2"pipe 4 1/4"long 2
1 1/2"conduit clamp 2
rubber stopper 1
springs (from 4"sprinkler body) 2
9 1/2" x 8 1/2" board  1
5" x 6" board  1

Tools:
drill+bits
dremei+bits
pvc cutter
screw drivers
countersink 
sand paper
wrenches
measuring devices
pencil 
glue
screws 

Tips:
1)The spring is from 4" sprinkler body.
2)The 1 1/2"conduit clamp is just fitting Dremel 4000. You can find in electrical department of hardware store.
3)Class200pe grade pipe inner diameter is bigger than sch40 grade. Some parts have to be Class200pe grade.

Fix Dremel on a Board

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Screw dremel on the 5"x 6"board with two conduit clamps. Cut the 2"x1"bushing as pictures, screw the top piece on the back of the 5" x 6" board and glue it with a 2" long 1"pipe.

Assemble Base Frame

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Glue the drill base frame with 3/4" tees and pipes. Glue the 20 1/8"long 3/4"pipe as main pole, be sure it is 90 degree vertical to base frame. Cut a 1"x3/4"bushing, glue the top piece on the 1"x3/4"tee, and slide it into the end of the main pole. Assemble 3/4" elbow and the 11" long 3/4"pipe as sub-pole as pictures shown. Wait to screw them in next step, be sure those two poles are parallel. Then I did sand both poles a little bit. Put the springs.

Make Parts and Assemble Slide Section

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Cut two 1"x 3/4"bushing to three pieces as picture shown. We need only the top piece and 2nd piece.  Polish their inner diameter with Dremel till they can very easy slide on that two poles (3/4" pipe). Glue them and 1"crosses and 1"pipes as pictures shown. Be sure two crosses are parallel and the third one is 90 degree to them. Put this slide part on poles.

Make Parts and Assemble Handle Supporting

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Cut the 3/4" cross each side 7/16" off and glue two 3/4"pipe 1/2"long (Class200pe grade) in both sides, then glue this part on sub-pole in 90 degree to lower 1" cross, glue 5" long 3/4" pipe on it. Assemble 3/4"elbows and 2 3/4" long 3/4" pipe as pictures shown, wait to screw later. 
Slide the sliding parts to fit and adjust elbows connection till it is very smooth and easy slide. Now screw all of the elbows to connected pipes.

Make Parts and Assemble Handle Slide Section

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Sand two 3/4" tees till they can easy rotate in a 1" cross inner diameter as shown in pictures. Glue 3/4"pipe 1/2"long (Class200pe grade) in both sides of these two tees. Assemble them with 1/2" elbows and pipes, one side 1/2" pipe go through 3/4" cross which has glue on sub-pole. Screw all of the 1/2" elbow and pipes. Now the handle is ready.

Put Board for Base and Adjust Dremel

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Screw 9 1/2" x 8 1/2" board on the base frame. Recommend use countersink. Check Dremel and adjust.
If you only need a drill press, the PVC Dremel drill press has been already finished.
Next step is only want to give it more functions.

Make a Stop Rubber

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For give it more functions, I made a stopper for this drill press so that it also can do some router and sand jobs.
Buy a rubber stopper in hardware store, drill a hole in center(use the PVC drill press, it's working now), put screw in it and hold on hand drill run it on a sand paper to get the rubber thin to fit into a 1"x 3/4" fpt bushing. Drill one side of rubber hole bigger in half way so the screw head can go inside. 

Make a Stopper

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Drill a hole in a 3/4" plug and screw with the rubber. Glue 1" x 3/4" fpt bushing into 1" cross of the slide part, screw the stop rubber in it. When need to do some router or sand jobs, screw the plug tightening the rubber stopper with the sub-pole can fasten the dremel in one point to work as a router.
Ok, the PVC Dremel drill press is ready hope some people would like it.