Convert Bench Drill Press To Floor

These machines are bigger than the bench top models and need more space in the workshop.

Convert bench drill press to floor.

The wen 4225 15 inch floor drill press is a very powerful and stable machine. Use a bench drill press to help drill holes in smaller workpieces a micro drill press to help with small precision work and a floor press for larger workpieces. At the time 2003 when i retired and for the first time was buying several tools with a shop in mind i looked at the two ryobi and the craftsman bench top drill presses. With its 8 6 amp induction motor you can easily drill through 4 4 boards easier than ever.

If your drill press was at at the corner of you bench maybe a 90 degree turn of both the head and the table would have done the trick instead of having to turn the base. A conversion to a makeshift mini milling machine. However the new ridgid tool line was just coming in and i got a sweet deal on a nib ridgid floor drill press 150. 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.

Very powerful drill press. Not woodworking but i did some tricks with mine back in 07. Find drill presses at lowe s today. 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.

Below are the best floor drill press reviews. Jet 354170 jdp 20 mf 20 inch floor drill press. Today i was working on re arranging my shop a little bit and in the process of moving my drill press i. General international power tool 3 1 amp variable speed bench drill press.

A floor drill press is a must have if you want to take on any kind of heavy duty drilling. All were nice and i thought any of them would fit. General international drill press 15 amp 5 speed floor drill press. Thinking outside the box usually gets problems solved.

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.