****, drill press toppled to floor

[kwschumm]

My floor standing drill press was in a shop fox rolling stand. Using a forklift I was hoisting up and engine on a stand to move it and it caught the lip of the shop fox and the drill press fell to the floor. The belt cover is dented some but the worst damage is a crack on the cast housing.

****! I'll try it to see if it matters but this royally *****!

 

[DMAR]

That *****! I broke a bracket on my Powermatic band saw when I brought it home. Was able to get a replacement part, so all was then well with the world... Hope you can get it straightened away.

 

[Packard V8]

Little late for this warning, but most of the tip-over accidents I've seen with DPs came from those on wheeled stands.

If I had to move a floor DP regularly, I'd engineer a bracket with two wheels which would be just off the floor when sitting level, but when the DP is tipped back, the wheels lift the base just off the floor.

jack vines

 

[PhantomEB]

My garage has 1" per 8' slope... Wheel gave out on my box and a half.... Now half a dozen fked drawer slides.

 

[PT Doc]

Jb weld it.

Check the run out with some 3/8" precision ground stock and see what it's like. That unit should have max 0.003" runout when everything is running well.

 

[McFarmer]

Good excuse to upgrade that Jet POS.

Nice guy.

 

[kwschumm]

Jb weld it.

Check the run out with some 3/8" precision ground stock and see what it's like. That unit should have max 0.003" runout when everything is running well.

That's a great idea. Also thought about having the case welded, if they can weld cast iron engine blocks maybe this can be welded too (if Chinese iron can be welded...)

 

[bob15]

Drill a hole at the end of the crack to keep it from growing.

maybe it is time to look for a Walker Turner drill press......

 

[Davefr]

Nothing wrong with JDP-17's. They're fine machines.

Stop the crack from getting worse and it should just fine. That doesn't look like too critical an area.

 

[LXCam]

^^^, that crack ain't going to hurt the function of that DP. It *****, but oh well too late now, just drill the hole and call it a day.

 

[My Old Tools]

You can braze it if it bothers you.

 

[PSYKO_Inc]

Weld it up, grind it smooth, paint to match.

 

[Roberts210]

That's not a very bad crack at all. I'll second drilling a hole at the end of the crack so it won't grow as easily (unless you knock it over again!) Then either JB weld it or weld weld it using a nickel rod and pre-heating. Of course you'll have to do some disassembly and grinding to weld it properly.

 

[Know Wosad]

It's a drill press. there's zero side load going on with those things, unlike a mill (unless you knock it over like a battering ram)
If it were mine I'd either call it a love mark or, in my younger daze, V it out a little with a carbide christmas tree and put some braze in it real quick with about a #3 on a Victor 100. Sandpaper roll it smooth and touch up the paint.
if nothing else it will be fun to pop those plates off and see if "they" send a drone to strafe your shop....LOL
It'll be far more dangerous than the damage done by removing those tags under the mattress !

 

[yhprum]

If it really bothers you, you could try cold metal stitching it, like this.
http://www.metalcrackstitching.com/
There are many different types and suppliers available.

 

[kwschumm]

Thanks for all the advice guys. I'll drill a hole and use some JB weld and paint it so I don't have to look at it and feel stupid. If the crack causes a problem it will let me know.