Convert Bench Drill Press To Floor Standing

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Convert bench drill press to floor standing.

480w electric bench drill press stand small drilling machine mini drill device diy work bench1 10mm used in machinery manufacturing and repair parts. Drill presses are split into two camps based on the functionality. Problem is they re all so darned short. It came with a free bag of drill bits.

Since i could not fit a 4 foot piece of wood in my drill press i loosened the top of my drill press and swung it out over the edge of my workbench so that i had as much clearance as the space between the drill press chuck and the floor. Floor standing vs bench press. Today i was working on re arranging my shop a little bit and in the process of moving my drill press i. Floor standing and bench presses types.

In this video we are going to unbox assemble and test a very affordable small drill stand i got online. I wanted it to be sturdy i wanted a depth stop that wouldn t wander or slip i wanted it to be cheap i was not looking to buy the best tool i could afford simply because i had very basic needs. Many of them have just a couple inches of room for stock once a decent sized bit is chucked even with the table lowered as much as possible. A floor standing drill press won t be in my budget any time soon but benchtop drill presses are regularly available on craigslist for 50 or less.