So I thought to upgrade my old drill press with VFD and a nice new chuck, and I was wondering if there is a good compact table that I can print out and physically stick on the drill press so I know what settings to use for what material.
Kind of like the proxxon micro mill has a table on the side which tells you material/cutter diameter and RPM with a checkbox.
I work on ALOT of different stuff (often grabbing it from shelves and repurposing scrap/old stuff).. and speed is very important to me. I was worried that if I just install a VFD on it, I will be stuck 'hitting the books' on how to drill stuff too much. I kind of wanted something small that I can glance at and would give me decent settings to use.
Does anyone have a favorite accurate table of this kind to enable me to do this project with confidence? I thought sticking a lamination on top of the drill press for obvious materials and for weird materials to hide it in the area with the belt system (on top of the belt enclosure lid). (i.e. aluminum, steel, common plastics on top and 'extras' like titanium, carbon fiber, copper, etc on the inside of the lid since those are kind of rare). Also not sure how much of a range of configuration changes there would be required for different kinds of woods.
Does anyone have shop success with this kind of setup ?
And, is there a really BIG comprehensive table that factors into account things like tip angle, rake angle, etc of drills, that can be put into a 'drill bible' laminated binder? (this would not be primary use because my shop gets trashed with grinder dust and oil in short order). I need like cliff notes that allow for rapid work because I get hung up by stuff too much and it slows down progress.