PCB Drill Press by Mape

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A drill press for drilling holes on custom PCB boards.
Made to fit a small drill from eBay, but easily modifiable to work with something else as the drill mount is a separate part. Note that this drill comes with a power adapter that has a US power plug.
UPDATE: That drill has a really bad chuck which makes fast and accurate drilling much harder. I have installed a different one that works great. I recommend using this one (or similar) instead of the small drill. This drill has a proper chuck and drilling PCB's is easy and fast.
Original FreeCAD files included. Assembly made using Assembly2 addon module, but it doesn't have all restrictions on movements defined.
BOM
one of each printed parts, except for the two identical drill harnesses (40mm harnesses for the larger drill)
base to build on, a piece of wood or table surface (drill two 8mm holes 80mm apart)
2 x 190mm long M8 threaded rod
2 x 90mm long 8mm smooth rod
2 x LM8UU linear ball bearings
1 x about 130mm threaded rod (length of the handle doesn't really matter)
15 x M8 nuts
4 (or more) 8mm washers
2 x compression springs with 8mm inside diameter
2 x about 10mm long M3 bolts
2 or 3 x 3mm screws to attach cover
4 x 3mm screws to attach drill holders
2 x 3mm bolt
2 x 3mm nut