Vintage drill press

[Skyman]

my info shows it was built in 1968

Thanks for this!

 

[Davefr]

OK, that's two votes against, but without backing info. What's the reason / risk?

Mike

1. For long sessions at the DP, I'm on a stool.
2. If standing, I want both feet planted firmly on the ground.
3. I don't want to be distracted finding where the foot switch is. (especially a small one that can easily slide around.)

This is my prefered location for a switch. (a quick arms reach) VFD or non VFD.

 

[Skyman]

Accidental activation. This can be addressed with a good guard over the switch that prevents stepping directly on the button.

This is a fair point. I plan to keep the toggle switch open any time that I don’t want the motor running. When it’s time to run it, close the toggle switch and then step on the foot switch. The toggle switch isn’t hard to reach, but it’s also not where I would say is ideally placed from the perspective of quick emergency shutdown. Hence my decision to add the foot switch which will be stowed on the lower shelf when not in use.

 

[Skyman]

1. For long sessions at the DP, I'm on a stool.
2. If standing, I want both feet planted firmly on the ground.
3. I don't want to be distracted finding where the foot switch is. (especially a small one that can easily slide around.)

This is my prefered location for a switch. (a quick arms reach) VFD or non VFD.

That’s a great setup.

 

[Davefr]

That’s a great setup.

Thank you!

 

[mikeinri]

1. For long sessions at the DP, I'm on a stool.
2. If standing, I want both feet planted firmly on the ground.
3. I don't want to be distracted finding where the foot switch is. (especially a small one that can easily slide around.)

This is my prefered location for a switch. (a quick arms reach) VFD or non VFD.

Thanks, and beautiful machine!

Mike