Although some drill press tables come with extensions, the hard truth remains that the tables that come with most drill presses are usually too small, especially for woodworking.

The simple solution to the problem is often to get a nicely sized table for the drill press, but this raises a few questions about what size and features that make a drill press table worthwhile.

A good drill press table provides enough working space for the operator, as well as fence and clamping options to make the work process easier.

In this review, you'll get those answers, plus a list of the best drill press tables on the market. This should enable you to make the right decisions and choose the best table for your drill press.

Editor's Rating: (4.5 / 5)

• Dimensions: 12 x 24 inches
• Weight: 11 lbs

Editor's Rating: (4.9 / 5)

• Dimensions: 15 x 24 x 1.4 inches
• Weight: 8 lbs

Editor's Rating: (4.4 / 5)

• Dimensions: 23.5 x 3 x 3 inches
• Weight: 6 lbs

First of all, this is not a drill press table, rather it's a special fence for drill press tables from Woodpeckers. It's such a well-made fence and a great buy for both owners of a Woodpeckers table and DIY folks.

As a DIY builder, you'll need to build your drill press table to Woodpeckers standards, including their T-tracks dimensions, so you can install this fence on it.

The fence is made from sturdy L-shaped aluminum and additionally anodized to prolong its durability. It's 3 inches high and 3 thick, plus its length of 23.5 inches across the table.

One other interesting feature of the DP3 fence is the 2 inches wide and deep notch in its center. This allows you to bring down the chuck lower if you are drilling with a really short drill bit.

Editor's Rating: (4 / 5)

• Dimensions: 12 x 24 x 4 inches
• Weight: 12 lbs

MLCS presents another high-quality drill press table with this 2326 table. Made from 7/8-inch thick medium-density fiberboard, it provides the strength and reliability you need to get your jobs done.

The MDF is additionally covered with melamine to make it very durable and to look nice. The same goes for the fence and the stop block.

This fence is strong and precise, enabling you to accurately position your materials for drilling. Two hold-down clamps also fit beautifully into the T-tracks on both ends, so you can hold down the material firmly.

One disadvantage of this table is that you'll need to buy the two hold downs separately since they're not included in the package. The same goes for the wheel and circle cutter that's also pictured.

Editor's Rating: (3.8 / 5)

• Dimensions: 16 x 23 x 1 inches
• Weight: 17 lbs

Featuring a completely different design, Woodpeckers' WPDPPACK2 drill press table offers you everything you need in a drill press table, plus more.

You get double-wide T-tracks plus a look-alike fence, all in red and featuring laser-engraved scales to maximize your working precision. The tracks get bolted into the table to make them impossible to pull out.

This table measures 16 inches in length and 23 inches in length. It's made using MDF and covered with Micro-Dot laminate for protection from moisture and durability.

Micro-Dot laminate is a new material for laminating products. It comes with a grid of small circular pockets which combine to cut down on friction while providing a smooth and clean surface.

An earlier version of this table also exists, it's called the WPDPPACK1 and is nearly identical with this one, except for its hold-down clamps, which are different.

Editor's Rating: (4.1 / 5)

• Dimensions: 7.7 x 11 x 2 inches
• Weight: 1.7 lbs

If you need a highly adjustable drill press table, then this product, the KT 70 from Proxxon provides precision with as little as 0.05 mm increments and just 1mm movement for each full revolution of its adjustment dials.

If, however, you need a drill press table for woodworking exclusively, then I'm afraid this table might not be for you because it's more suited for smaller jobs that need high precision.

With such high levels of precision, the table still manages to move up to 5 inches on its x-axis and 1.8 inches on the y-axis. You get an adjustable ruler to help with the positioning of the cross-sliding table and clamps are also included.

The included step clamps work with many step levels to firmly hold down anything. There are three Micromot standard T-slots, which allow you a high level of flexibility to adjust your clamps the exact way that you want.

Editor's Rating: (3.5 / 5)

• Dimensions: 23.7 x 12 x 4 inches
• Weight: 11.5 lbs

Once you've decided that the table your drill press came with is not enough, the next step is to find out what makes a good drill press table. In order to do this correctly, you'll need to know the different aspects of the table and they're as follows:

#1. Size

When it comes to a drill press table, size mainly refers to the length and width of the table because size is the major reason most people decide to get an aftermarket table for their drill press.

Lengths above 20 inches plus widths above 10 inches work well. So, a 24 x 12-inch table will be perfect for you, unless you do some special kind of work that requires a larger tabletop.

#2. Fence

The importance of a fence on any worktable can never be overstated. Unless you have any reason to make you decide otherwise, you need a table with a fence because your work's quality depends on it.

It could be a simple or a complex fence and either made from wood or metal. The important thing though, is that it's 90 degrees to your workpieces and that you can easily and quickly adjust it.

#3. T-tracks & T-slots

A T-track or T-slot is a perpendicular slot on your worktable, which usually runs from one side of the table to the opposite and enables you to attach accessories to the table, including clamps and fences.

Although T-tracks are usually considered better than T-slots, the tracks on your table must not exactly be T-tracks, all you need are two parallel slots that you can attach the fence and some clamps on. So, T-slots are fine, too.

#4. Hold-Down Clamps

Once you've got a large drill press table, you'll additionally need a method of holding down your workpieces on the table and the most popular method of doing that is with hold-down clamps.

Most drill press tables offer clamps that glide to and fro on their T-tracks, allowing you to make the right adjustments as needed. They surely offer an easier and faster method of working than with G-clamps, although there are situations that will explicitly require G-clamps.

#5. Throat plate

This is a small and removable part of the table, which is usually positioned beneath the chuck. A table with a throat plate allows you to eventually change it out once it gets damaged.

This, in turn, prevents you from changing the entire tabletop once multiple drill holes damage it, a situation, which is almost certain for most drill press tables.

#6. Nice Finish

Tables made from wood are mostly finished with a laminate, which provides a nice and smooth tabletop, as well as prevents the wood from warping with humidity changes. This does not affect tables made from metal.

#7. Quality

There are many aspects of a drill press table that contribute to its quality. This includes the strength and durability of the wood or metal that it's made from, as well as the other table parts quality.

#8. Extra features

The amount and type of extra features that you'll find on a drill press table depends on the manufacturer and on the manufacturer's purpose for that particular table.

Extra features can include drawers for floor standing drill presses, as well as a slide-on or quick-attachment system that makes it easy to mount and unmount the table from the drill press.

Conclusion

Coming to the end of this best drill press table review, you've seen the different offers available in the market, including small and large tables, as well as a high-quality fence.

Whether you're in need of a precision table or just an ordinary drill press table for woodworking, you're sure to find a great offer from the list above.

If anything should confuse you, feel free to visit the buying guide once more, but at the end of it all though, the final choice is yours to make.