Convert Bench Drill Press To Floor Standing

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.

Convert bench drill press to floor standing.

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. Free shipping by amazon. Problem is they re all so darned short. It came with a free bag of drill bits.

480w electric bench drill press stand small drilling machine mini drill device diy work bench1 10mm used in machinery manufacturing and repair parts. Wen 4227 13 amp 12 speed floor standing drill press 17 4 7 out of 5 stars 64. Drill presses are split into two camps based on the functionality. 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.

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. Making a bench top drill press into a floor model drill press when i bought my drill press a couple years ago i had three criteria. Floor standing and bench presses types.