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.

In this video we are going to unbox assemble and test a very affordable small drill stand i got online. Standing drill presses are the standard for most workshops because they re larger offer higher power and more accurate drilling. 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. Floor standing and bench presses types.

Problem is they re all so darned short. Today i was working on re arranging my shop a little bit and in the process of moving my drill press i. Free shipping by amazon. 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.

Floor standing vs bench press. 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. Drill presses are split into two camps based on the functionality.