Anchored drill press to wall...sturdy now

[Lorydr]

I didn't want to anchor the drill press to the garage floor, so I got some scrap wood, screws & 3" conduit clamps to anchor it to the wall. It is rigid and won't vibrate or shake around at all now.

 

[MovingAlong]

Looks nice and solid! Wouldn't have thought of that approach myself... but I like it.

 

[nadogail]

Looks like a new drill press, very nice and creative anchoring job.

 

[akdiesel]

Not a bad a idea. Nice bracket system too.

 

[DynoDave]

Smart!

 

[bczygan]

Was it that out of balance that it moved?

 

[Outlander]

..and is it a floor standing press?

 

[Lorydr]

It's not out of balance from chuck to table. I've checked that. It had just enough wobble as a whole unit. It's just so top heavy that any shims on the floor have little effect, Only securing it to something, be it floor or preferably wall, can keep it truly still for a lightweight, 5 year old porter-cable cheapy.

 

[Shiftless]

..and is it a floor standing press?

I'm sure it is. He didn't want to anchor it to the floor, probably because that involves putting holes in the concrete floor and makes a DP a permanent fixture in the shop. If you want to move it in the future or need to get it away from the wall to work on something really big, it's a pain.
If it vibrates a lot and is in danger of tipping over, something is wrong.

Edit:
Yeah, lightweight...
Under the circumstances, you did the best fix you could. I like it!

 

[Outlander]

If it vibrates a lot and is in danger of tipping over, something is wrong.

That makes sense. Mine is a table top bolted to a piece of plywood clamped to the top of a re-purposed microwave stand. It is a cheapo but does not vibrate so I agree there must be something wrong.