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.

Convert bench drill press to floor standing.

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. Floor standing vs bench press.

It came with a free bag of drill bits. Standing drill presses are the standard for most workshops because they re larger offer higher power and more accurate drilling. 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. Drill presses are split into two camps based on the functionality.

Free shipping by amazon. 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. Wen 4227 13 amp 12 speed floor standing drill press 17 4 7 out of 5 stars 64. 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.