Upgrading Your Drill Press with Cross Slide Table

If you're tired of eyeballing your marks and hoping for the best, pairing your drill press with cross slide table is honestly one of the smartest upgrades you can make to your shop. I've spent way too many hours trying to tap a piece of metal into place with a rubber mallet, only to have it shift the second I tighten the clamps. It's frustrating, it wastes material, and it's just not how you get professional results. When you bolt a cross slide table onto your drill press, that struggle basically disappears. ...

February 26, 2026 · 7 min · Gal Bregman