Need help identifying what this is on my drill press?

[1Garageman]

I broke the device that holds my plate or what ever you call it up on my drill press and I need to order a new one. I don't know what you call this thing? The flat plate is ok, its the round thing that slides up and down the pipe that broke. Can you look at these pics and tell me what the name of it is so I can search for one online to buy?

And if you know of any good prices to get one let me know also. The diameter of the pipe it is on is 1 3/4 inches in diameter.

 

[A_Pmech]

What you call the "plate" is called the table.

The object that is broken would, in American English be called something like a "table clamp" or "column clamp", but who knows what the Engrish translation is.

I would call the manufacturer and ask them if parts are available for your model. If not, the table clamp and table assembly from another brand with the same column diameter and throat would fit.

 

[Abbott]

What brand is the drill press?

 

[1Garageman]

I forgot to write down what brand it was. It was just one I picked up years ago in a yard sale. I'll see if I can remember to write that down tonight when I get home.

 

[sdowney717]

looks like cast iron, I would just braze it with my torch. bevel the outer part to give the braze some room to fill the crack.

 

[Zrexxer]

Looks like a Harbor Freight 44505 or equivalent. HF calls it a "Support, table - with scale".

 

[ironheadtom]

I'd braze it too

 

[ImportTuner]

Check out .. http://www.ereplacementparts.com/ .. if it is a major brand, they can get you the part ..

 

[38Chevy454]

looks like cast iron, I would just braze it with my torch. bevel the outer part to give the braze some room to fill the crack.

Actually the braze is stronger if the gap is small as possible. The key is to make sure the surfaces to be brazed are clean and not oxidized. Use flux. I agree it could be brazed if you want to.

Or just find a replacement if cheap enough. Since it is 1.75 OD size fot the column, you could look into roll bar clamps made for round roll cage tubing. 1.75 is a fairly common roll cage size. You woold have to weld and make the roll cage clamp work, but it would be steel and not cast iron - which is not considered easy to weld without cracking. That is why brazing is suggested.

 

[Vernmotor]

Mine been broke also..old man next door welded it some how..not sure how he did it. but it held up for 3-4 years now.

 

[lilredex]

See a few solutions:

Get a new one, make one (from Steel) as 38Chevy suggests, sister a bridge over that crack (drill and tap for screws), weld it (nickle rod) and lastly braze it. Welding and brazing would be my last resorts as it is constantly under stress and will fail.......sometime.

 

[Torque1st]

I would clean up the crack surface leaving some of the original material to align the parts (like fractured rod caps) then braze it. Heating the part until dull red before brazing is good along with burying the part in dry sand afterward to cool it slowly. Brazing is used to repair large cast iron diesel engine blocks all the time. It is stronger than the cast material.

 

[1Garageman]

Well I'd love to weld it and all that good stuff, but I haven't welded since college, 1997! I don't have a welder, or an ability to braze it.

I was searching online and saw where they had a "make your own drill press" instructions.
On that drill press they used a piece of metal pipe that was, I think you call it a "T".
Then you drill a hole in the back of it and put a bolt that screws into the pipe to cause it to stay put. I might give this a try. It would be pretty cheep also.

 

[rburke65]

Don't have any additional suggestions for you.....but, I have a brother that lives in Pickerington. Good luck!

 

[sdowney717]

JB WELD it together
Then take a piece of pipe, cut it to fit on top of the original piece overlapping it. Attach with JBweld over the piece for reinforcement.

It should hold.

 

[1Garageman]

JB WELD it together
Then take a piece of pipe, cut it to fit on top of the original piece overlapping it. Attach with JBweld over the piece for reinforcement.

It should hold.

damn, that's a good one. I forgot all about that JB Weld. I have never used it either. I will defiantly look into that!

 

[rsanter]

look at craigs list for a used junker machine
perhaps a benchtop machine
if the column is the same as yours and you can get the machine cheap then there you go.

then resell the machine without the table and pieces or use it to make a specialized drill press for something you do or turn it into a drum sander


another option
if this is for woodworking, I saw in one of the magazines where a guy make a really fancy work table for a drill press out of plywood.

to weld it, you can use a MIG, but you need to preheat it
I use a BBQ to heat it up and then use a torch in the area to be welded to bring the tempature up some more, then weld it. then let it sit in the BBQ to relieve some of the welding stresses.

perhaps see of the college welding teacher will help you out

bob

 

[bimmer1980]

sounds to me like a perfect time to upgrade to a larger drill press!!! ;-)

Or try to fix it... regardless, keep in mind that the part that broke carries a fair amount of stress when you are bearing down on a part. also, the length of the arm for the table adds a "bending moment" to it and wants to open that part up....

I would check on a replacement part or be checking craigslist for a replacement drill press. whether you use just that part or just upgrade the whole drill press.....

just keep in mind the overall cost of a good used or new drill press of compareble size or larger.... and the cost of the replacement part....

good luck

 

[1Garageman]

look at craigs list for a used junker machine
perhaps a benchtop machine
if the column is the same as yours and you can get the machine cheap then there you go.

then resell the machine without the table and pieces or use it to make a specialized drill press for something you do or turn it into a drum sander


another option
if this is for woodworking, I saw in one of the magazines where a guy make a really fancy work table for a drill press out of plywood.

to weld it, you can use a MIG, but you need to preheat it
I use a BBQ to heat it up and then use a torch in the area to be welded to bring the tempature up some more, then weld it. then let it sit in the BBQ to relieve some of the welding stresses.

perhaps see of the college welding teacher will help you out

bob

sounds to me like a perfect time to upgrade to a larger drill press!!! ;-)

Or try to fix it... regardless, keep in mind that the part that broke carries a fair amount of stress when you are bearing down on a part. also, the length of the arm for the table adds a "bending moment" to it and wants to open that part up....

I would check on a replacement part or be checking craigslist for a replacement drill press. whether you use just that part or just upgrade the whole drill press.....

just keep in mind the overall cost of a good used or new drill press of compareble size or larger.... and the cost of the replacement part....

good luck

Thanks for the tips guys. You are right I should scan craigs list, and garage sales for a drill press also. This drill press I actually got at a garage sale, and I think I only payed $20 for it
So I do not have much money invested in it at all.