I often use an auxiliary table on my drill press, but there are times when I don’t need it. And it’s a chore to remove it. To make the task easier, I made changes to the way the table is mounted.

As you can see in the photo above, I added cleats and toggle clamps to the table. The cleats fit snugly against the sides of the drill press table and are positioned so that the table goes on straight every time. The clamps are installed on the cleats and hold the auxiliary table firmly to the drill press table.

Whenever I need to remove the auxiliary table, or even make adjustments to it, all I have to do is release the clamps and slide the table off the drill press. And it’s just as simple to put the table back on as well.

		Sources for some of the hardware and supplies mentioned in this tip. De-Sta-Co Vertical Toggle Clamp 611610