A 10" drill press may not reach more than 5 and it is almost 5-1/8 to the holes from the column. The next size up would be a 12.
What is the easiest way to extend a drill press's reach(throat)?
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A 10" drill press may not reach more than 5 and it is almost 5-1/8 to the holes from the column. The next size up would be a 12.
The OP asked "throat" I believe the throat depth is from the face of the column to the drill center. But yeah a 5" throat would be a 10" swing! Semantics.. it's all good.
If the drill press head moves on the column as mentioned, you could bolt the base to the workshop ceiling after putting the head on upside down.
Or put the head back on the column after bolting the base to the ceiling.
Basement and garage work spaces often have exposed floor joists above so you can lag into something as stable as a workbench would be. Might need to add a little framing up there to put lumber where you want to lag through the base.
After lowering the head to the bottom of the column, you'd then have to make a raised solid table base for the work to sit on.
My drill press workbench is bolted to the wall as well as supported on legs, but a free standing workbench would pose a problem if it wasn't secured so it didn't move out of alignment with the head.
I actually did a similar thing with a darkroom enlarger that has a head that can be raised and lowered on a track, bolted to a base as a complete unit.
I tossed the base, bolted the track to the wall, and built a raised base on furniture leveling feet so I could make both the head and the base dead level.
Or put the head back on the column after bolting the base to the ceiling.
Basement and garage work spaces often have exposed floor joists above so you can lag into something as stable as a workbench would be. Might need to add a little framing up there to put lumber where you want to lag through the base.
After lowering the head to the bottom of the column, you'd then have to make a raised solid table base for the work to sit on.
My drill press workbench is bolted to the wall as well as supported on legs, but a free standing workbench would pose a problem if it wasn't secured so it didn't move out of alignment with the head.
I actually did a similar thing with a darkroom enlarger that has a head that can be raised and lowered on a track, bolted to a base as a complete unit.
I tossed the base, bolted the track to the wall, and built a raised base on furniture leveling feet so I could make both the head and the base dead level.
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Yep, you've got it!
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Geo.
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Huh???
I'd just buy another drill press and call it a day
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