Convert Bench Drill Press To Floor Standing

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.

Convert bench drill press to floor standing.

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. Wen 4227 13 amp 12 speed floor standing drill press 17 4 7 out of 5 stars 64. Today i was working on re arranging my shop a little bit and in the process of moving my drill press i. 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. 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. Floor standing vs bench press. Drill presses are split into two camps based on the functionality.

Floor standing and bench presses types. 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. It came with a free bag of drill bits.