So, just a quick post about my ikea hack. I want to know whether it'll hold!
I bought a 1959 Meddings pillar drill (i.e. "drill press") last week - I believe that it weighs some 242lbs, and that's only the bench version, not the floorstander!
So, my first problem was ensuring that the little bench I'd set aside would be up to the job. Okay, so it wasn't a bench as such, but rather an Ikea Norden Table. They're 740mm x 740mm by about 710mm tall:
Relatively sturdy, with solid wood legs and a butchers block top. But still, 242 pounds....
So, the 740mm depth was perfect for the depth of the drill, but I decided to make it narrower to improve rigidity (and to dissuade anything being set or worked on the drill bench, other than the drill itself). I cut it down to 480mm width, dictated by bringing everything down from the 3-screw spacing of the subframe to use the 2-screw spacing in the same dimensions re the edges. (Sorry, forgot to picture that).
Next up was to brace the the long span unto the legs. I bought a 4.2m run of 1.75"x0.75" to make a couple of matched triangles which hit the legs about 325mm from the ground:
And here it is in situ. At the risk of getting way too ikea-y here, I placed a standard Helmar filing cabinet underneath. The height means that I will need to delete the nylon casters off the base of the filing cabinet if I want to access the top drawer - I haven't decided which is more important to me as yet
This should hold the weight, okay - - - right ?????
I bought a 1959 Meddings pillar drill (i.e. "drill press") last week - I believe that it weighs some 242lbs, and that's only the bench version, not the floorstander!
So, my first problem was ensuring that the little bench I'd set aside would be up to the job. Okay, so it wasn't a bench as such, but rather an Ikea Norden Table. They're 740mm x 740mm by about 710mm tall:
Relatively sturdy, with solid wood legs and a butchers block top. But still, 242 pounds....
So, the 740mm depth was perfect for the depth of the drill, but I decided to make it narrower to improve rigidity (and to dissuade anything being set or worked on the drill bench, other than the drill itself). I cut it down to 480mm width, dictated by bringing everything down from the 3-screw spacing of the subframe to use the 2-screw spacing in the same dimensions re the edges. (Sorry, forgot to picture that).
Next up was to brace the the long span unto the legs. I bought a 4.2m run of 1.75"x0.75" to make a couple of matched triangles which hit the legs about 325mm from the ground:
And here it is in situ. At the risk of getting way too ikea-y here, I placed a standard Helmar filing cabinet underneath. The height means that I will need to delete the nylon casters off the base of the filing cabinet if I want to access the top drawer - I haven't decided which is more important to me as yet
This should hold the weight, okay - - - right ?????
