The drill press has stood on an odd little triangular bench that was in
the corner of the shop when I moved here. I'm planning to build it a
bench of its own. The question is whether to build a small one, to
support the drill only, or a larger one so I can put other stuff down
beside it. The small base would have a footprint little bigger than a
floor standing drill press. That allows me to get all around it easily.
Either way I'll put some shelves in to store drill bits and so on. Do
you think I should go for a larger or smaller one?
--
"Any PC built after 1985 has the storage capacity to house an evil spirit,"
Reverend Jim Peasboro
Here's my example of a mobile stand for a benchtop drill press. I saw a
similar stand on another website, but the base was much wider. I find that
mine is very stable:
http://users.ev1.net/~dbdors/Woodworking/Drill%20Press%20Stand/DP%20Stand.html
Darrell
"Don Mackie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> The drill press has stood on an odd little triangular bench that was in
> the corner of the shop when I moved here. I'm planning to build it a
> bench of its own. The question is whether to build a small one, to
> support the drill only, or a larger one so I can put other stuff down
> beside it. The small base would have a footprint little bigger than a
> floor standing drill press. That allows me to get all around it easily.
> Either way I'll put some shelves in to store drill bits and so on. Do
> you think I should go for a larger or smaller one?
>
> --
> "Any PC built after 1985 has the storage capacity to house an evil
spirit,"
> Reverend Jim Peasboro
"kb8qlr" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Hi Don,
>I built a stand with casters and a drawer and a shelf below. I'm very happy
>with it.
>You can see it here...
>http://www.angelfire.com/jazz/kb8qlrjoe/page5.html
>If you want some dimensions, e-mail me.
>Joe kb8qlr
>
I notice your shop floor is tile. (Looks like you're using sawdust as
grout ;-). Is it ceramic or linoleum?
I've got a ceramic tile floor in my shop (i.e. big depressions between
the tiles, at least from a 2" wheel's point of view), so I'm curious
about mobile bases - do the wheels get caught in the grout
depressions? Do machines or tools get rattled or lose alignment when
you move them across the room?
I was wondering if skids (like skis with UHMW on the bottom), instead
of wheels, might solve these problems, but first I want to find out if
this is actually a problem.
Thanks,
Michael
Don Mackie <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> The drill press has stood on an odd little triangular bench that was in
> the corner of the shop when I moved here. I'm planning to build it a
> bench of its own. The question is whether to build a small one, to
> support the drill only, or a larger one so I can put other stuff down
> beside it. The small base would have a footprint little bigger than a
> floor standing drill press. That allows me to get all around it easily.
> Either way I'll put some shelves in to store drill bits and so on. Do
> you think I should go for a larger or smaller one?
I have limited floor space, so I went with a narrow design. Also, I
built a double top so the drill press base sits underneath a flat MDF
work surface. Gives me a nice flat table for drilling larger pieces or
using as a small workspace instead of the lumpy drill press base. Here
it is:
robandkaren.webhop.org/woodshop.htm
"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> rob wrote:
> > robandkaren.webhop.org/woodshop.htm
>
> Let me suggest to you that when you post an URL you include "http://" (without
> the quotations) immediately before the address. That will create a clickable
> link rather than making folks do a cut and past like I just did.
>
> http://robandkaren.webhop.org/woodshop.htm
>
> That being said, I LIKE your adaptations. I particularly like the combination
> table saw / router table / storage cabinet. I've got to do something like that
> for router bit and jig storage.
Thanks for the tip, I'll keep that in mind. Glad you liked it.
On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 12:10:13 -0500, Michael Press
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I notice your shop floor is tile. (Looks like you're using sawdust as
>grout ;-). Is it ceramic or linoleum?
>
>I've got a ceramic tile floor in my shop (i.e. big depressions between
>the tiles, at least from a 2" wheel's point of view), so I'm curious
>about mobile bases - do the wheels get caught in the grout
>depressions? Do machines or tools get rattled or lose alignment when
>you move them across the room?
>
>I was wondering if skids (like skis with UHMW on the bottom), instead
>of wheels, might solve these problems, but first I want to find out if
>this is actually a problem.
>
>Thanks,
>Michael
Michael,
I laid ceramic tile in my shop over the concrete about 10 years ago &
have had no trouble with casters getting stuck in the grout lines.
They're only about 1/4" wide & almost flush with the tile. The bigger
problem I've had is damage whenever I drop something hard (like a
hammer) which can chip or crack the tile. Then I have to drag out the
air chisel & remove/replace the tile. I've got it down to about an
hour with grouting, but it's still a PITA!
HTH,
Dave
Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote:
> rob wrote:
>> robandkaren.webhop.org/woodshop.htm
>
> Let me suggest to you that when you post an URL you include "http://"
> (without the quotations) immediately before the address. That will
> create a clickable link rather than making folks do a cut and past
> like I just did.
>
Why not get a news reader that make is clickable with out it. While many
people seem to dislike OutlookExpress, it works with just the
www.microsoft.com and eliminates the need for the http etc.
--
Ed
[email protected]
http://pages.cthome.net/edhome
"Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Don Mackie wrote:
> > ...The question is whether to build a small one, to
> > support the drill only, or a larger one so I can put other stuff down
> > beside it. ... Do you think I should go for a larger or smaller one?
>
> Larger.It will be more stable. I built a cabinet about 24"square. It has a
> drawer to hold drill bits and accessories and under that it holds my pancake
> compressor. It is on 4" casters so it can be easily moved out from it
> hiding spot if needed. If interested I can sed you a photo of what I made.
Agreed. Unless you keep some heavy tool boxes or some such on the bottom
shelf it'll be top heavy. That's why free standing drill presses have
heavy cast-iron bases.
When you have several items to drill, you'll be happy to have space to
either side to put them.
My father took an old dresser and put a drill press on one end, a bench
grinder on the other end and a small jointer in between toward the back.
It's on castors so to use the jointer you just swing it out away from
the wall. And of course a dresser already has drawers in it.
--
FF
for a long time I had mine on a base made from one pedestal from a
steel office desk. it was heavy and strong and had drawers and a pull
out writing surface that was very handy at the press. I put a mobile
base under it and filled the base with bits and drill press vises and
such and it was very stable
On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 19:40:20 +1300, Don Mackie
<[email protected]> wrote:
>The drill press has stood on an odd little triangular bench that was in
>the corner of the shop when I moved here. I'm planning to build it a
>bench of its own. The question is whether to build a small one, to
>support the drill only, or a larger one so I can put other stuff down
>beside it. The small base would have a footprint little bigger than a
>floor standing drill press. That allows me to get all around it easily.
>Either way I'll put some shelves in to store drill bits and so on. Do
>you think I should go for a larger or smaller one?
Don Mackie wrote:
> The drill press has stood on an odd little triangular bench that was
> in the corner of the shop when I moved here. I'm planning to build it
> a bench of its own. The question is whether to build a small one, to
> support the drill only, or a larger one so I can put other stuff down
> beside it. The small base would have a footprint little bigger than a
> floor standing drill press. That allows me to get all around it
> easily. Either way I'll put some shelves in to store drill bits and
> so on. Do you think I should go for a larger or smaller one?
Larger.It will be more stable. I built a cabinet about 24"square. It has a
drawer to hold drill bits and accessories and under that it holds my pancake
compressor. It is on 4" casters so it can be easily moved out from it
hiding spot if needed. If interested I can sed you a photo of what I made.
--
Ed
[email protected]
http://pages.cthome.net/edhome
kb8qlr wrote:
> I built a stand with casters and a drawer and a shelf below.
> I'm very happy with it. You can see it here...
> http://www.angelfire.com/jazz/kb8qlrjoe/page5.html
I like your mobile base design!
--
Morris Dovey
West Des Moines, Iowa USA
C links at http://www.iedu.com/c
Read my lips: The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
I gotta ask...WHY??? Oh wait. I just thought of a good use for ceramic
tile floors. You can use it to sharpen your tools! :-)
Layne
On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 22:45:41 GMT, David Smith <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 12:10:13 -0500, Michael Press
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I notice your shop floor is tile. (Looks like you're using sawdust as
>>grout ;-). Is it ceramic or linoleum?
>>
>>I've got a ceramic tile floor in my shop (i.e. big depressions between
>>the tiles, at least from a 2" wheel's point of view), so I'm curious
>>about mobile bases - do the wheels get caught in the grout
>>depressions? Do machines or tools get rattled or lose alignment when
>>you move them across the room?
>>
>>I was wondering if skids (like skis with UHMW on the bottom), instead
>>of wheels, might solve these problems, but first I want to find out if
>>this is actually a problem.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Michael
>
>Michael,
>I laid ceramic tile in my shop over the concrete about 10 years ago &
>have had no trouble with casters getting stuck in the grout lines.
>They're only about 1/4" wide & almost flush with the tile. The bigger
>problem I've had is damage whenever I drop something hard (like a
>hammer) which can chip or crack the tile. Then I have to drag out the
>air chisel & remove/replace the tile. I've got it down to about an
>hour with grouting, but it's still a PITA!
>
>HTH,
>Dave
rob wrote:
> robandkaren.webhop.org/woodshop.htm
Let me suggest to you that when you post an URL you include "http://" (without
the quotations) immediately before the address. That will create a clickable
link rather than making folks do a cut and past like I just did.
http://robandkaren.webhop.org/woodshop.htm
That being said, I LIKE your adaptations. I particularly like the combination
table saw / router table / storage cabinet. I've got to do something like that
for router bit and jig storage.
--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN
[email protected]
http://www.mortimerschnerd.com