Who has their drill press mounted on your main workbench?

[bagged89s10]

Who has their drill press mounted on your main workbench?

I've seen Jack Olsen's and it's a very nice setup. Please share your drill press setups.




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[BRIANBB]

Mine is mounted on my main workbench! Yep its mounted on the floor. The workbench is too clutered to use.

 

[QwikKotaTx]

I keep mine on the floor also as I do not use it all that frequently. I really wanted to make a separate work area mounted to the wall for my drill press and bench grinder but I ran out of room. I like to keep metal shavings/dust away from everything else if possible. Not to mention cutting oil etc.

 

[bagged89s10]

I keep mine on the floor also as I do not use it all that frequently. I really wanted to make a separate work area mounted to the wall for my drill press and bench grinder but I ran out of room. I like to keep metal shavings/dust away from everything else if possible. Not to mention cutting oil etc.

cutting oil ruined my old raw wood workbench.


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[motoretro]

Mine used to be although the height of work bench was 36" and required me to grab a stool to reach the top of DP to change a belt or speeds. I then mounted it to a sub-bench which was about 9" lower, all is good now.
Motoretro

 

[Hesketh]

I have my one attached to a set of draws across the garage from the main work bench, was not quite enough space mainly dude to the cupboards above it.
Really quite like having it on its own means any bits from the drilling don't end up on the work bench.

 

[T-Mac]

Mine is mounted on top of a 55 gal drum with a hole cut in the side where I keep misc. metal scraps

 

[James-W]

I have a table model drill press that mounts on a work bench but when I got the big floor model drill press I let a friend of mine use the smaller one. He still has it, doesn't use it much but when he needs it he puts it up on his work bench and bolts it down.

 

[ichabod]

I had this little drill press on the bench, but always seemed to be in the way. I saved some scrap Bosch tubing and put this together.

 

[Jack Olsen]

I'm sure it's different for everybody. But I use my drill press more than my corded drills, and it might be because it's right there and ready to go. Not being much of a woodworker, I've always kept it on the lowest speed. Mostly, I use it for metal.

It was originally full height, but I cut it down for the bench because I don't have the floor space. It's in that corner because that's right near the grinders and sander. They're clustered together in a way that looks ridiculous, but generally works out fine in actual use.

The band saw, sander and drill press are NOT bolted down. With the press, the weight of the thing has been sufficient. But having them loose allows me to reposition them for long or awkwardly-shaped stock.

 

[Lippyp]

I do, but this is a temporaray arrangement until I get the far end bay redone.

 

[Malczewski]

2 on the bench. One to drill , one to countersink(metal).Side by side is nice for longer pieces too.

 

[JoniH]

Started building one yesterday, copying the idea from this: http://norliftblog.com/2013/05/24/heavy-duty-work-bench-with-retractable-wheels/

I think i'm going to make the top from thick plywood instead of metal, also the frame is a bit lighter on my version. Also adding a shelf for storing a vise and a drawer for drill bits.

 

[Trey T]

Hey Jack: Were you able to get permission to share the Craftsman grinder name plate template?

 

[bagged89s10]

Started building one yesterday, copying the idea from this: http://norliftblog.com/2013/05/24/heavy-duty-work-bench-with-retractable-wheels/

I think i'm going to make the top from thick plywood instead of metal, also the frame is a bit lighter on my version. Also adding a shelf for storing a vise and a drawer for drill bits.

That's a clever idea using the hydraulic jacks. What size tubing are you using on yours?


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[JoniH]

It's just 40mm X 40mm with 3mm wall thickness, i think it should work just fine.

 

[Always_Thinkin]

I dont like it on a bench if you dont have a lot of work surface to work on. I have my drill press on a stand i built and it has casters so i can roll it around. The top of the stand is the same height as my workbench. THis allows me to be able to move it where i need, even outside if i am working on metal projects. I also will sometimes roll it behind me when i am working at my workbench so all I have to do is turn around and there it is. My big reason for not having it sit on a bench is for mobility. I can put it where i need it and it it wont hog up my workbench surface.

 

[Fred W B]

Not on my main bench, but a side bench

 

[Vegaman_Dan]

I modified a $50 cart by moving the top shelf down and making new legs and top frame out of angle iron that I attached a wood top to for mounting several tools. I added an outlet strip zip tied to one leg and an extension cord wired into a dual duplex outlet box that holds a power switch and an outlet for other tool use as needed. I really like having carts with extension cords built in.







For stability, I have a 5 gallon bucket of the cutoffs and other metal scrap debris. Having a benchtop drill press, belt sander, and grinder on a cart that I can wheel out to where I want it has been very handy. I love putting things on carts.

My primary drill press is an older Sears floor model that is the heavy hitter.

 

[Slednut]

I like having plenty of room on each side so I can drill through long pieces of stock.

 

[sberry]

I almost never use a press. The modern battery drill works so well I am done before most people get it chucked up. I have a simple bench top and on my secondary bench with a vise.

 

[sberry]

More clutter. I drill a lot with stuff clamped to the bench or rigged in the vise. So much faster for general one off type work than fitting it up in a press. I like fab bench plain so a guy can spin and slide projects around.

 

[superchargedv8]

i was thinking of mounting mine on on my stainless table but decided against it cause i prefer a big work area. Im going to make a small table that i can push up against the wall and bolt up tools that way.

 

[Tarnished]

Since most of my equipment is mounted on wheels, here is what I have done with my Walker-Turner.

Couldn't be happier, drawers keep all the misc drill press equipment close at hand. Can move press out if clearance is needed. Also have floor mounted press, but this is the one that get used the most.

 

[rburke65]

Mine is a bench model, an older Buffalo 15 and it's on a Knaack rollaway. not bolted....it ain't going anywhere.

 

[elronin]

I modified a $50 cart by moving the top shelf down and making new legs and top frame out of angle iron that I attached a wood top to for mounting several tools. I added an outlet strip zip tied to one leg and an extension cord wired into a dual duplex outlet box that holds a power switch and an outlet for other tool use as needed. I really like having carts with extension cords built in.







For stability, I have a 5 gallon bucket of the cutoffs and other metal scrap debris. Having a benchtop drill press, belt sander, and grinder on a cart that I can wheel out to where I want it has been very handy. I love putting things on carts.

My primary drill press is an older Sears floor model that is the heavy hitter.

OMG thats a great idea, is that the HF cart? I have one, was going to get rid of it but now you got me thinking........ now i got to spend another 300 to 500 bucks on drill press grinders and sanders to add to mine instead of getting ride of it.

 

[tarmy]

I took a full height unit and built this to move it.

 

[Elginz]

Floor, but not bolted down yet. I had a table top one , but not on my main workbench.

 

[John in OH]

A word of caution regarding locating/mounting a drill press on a workbench ... you need to assure that there is adequate side-to-side clearance for long work.

This is one of the objections I have to Olsen's and Lippyp's locations. Note that Jack has very little clearance on the left side of the press and Lippyp's right-hand clearance is somewhat obstructed by the brick wall. Side-to-side clearance is more important than front clearance as your body is usually in front of the press anyway so you can reach the down-feed handles.

But, hey, any drill press in any location is better than no drill press at all !

 

[Lippyp]

Yeah it is a pain for longer stuff. If it becomes a problem I'll just knock a few bricks out, that wall is coming down eventually once I've replaced the wooden purlins with some steel beams. In the end the whole lot bench and all will be going down the other end of the garage anyway and the plan is to look out for an older floor standing drill press.

 

[sberry]

Once a guy gets a couple projects done how much real long work does he do? I wouldn't,,, and didn't miss a drill press after I lost mine in a fire and a neighbor gave me the one I have now. Olsen isn't moving in a ton of steel fab daily. And not to sound smart but he has one cause he wants it and may not know other ways to do the same thing. It doesn't make sense to make up facilities for work you rarely do.

 

[Jackfre]

I bought a floor model Delta years ago and it is a nice machine, but takes up a lot of room. Once the garage is finished space won't be as much of a problem but I wish I had gone for a bench-top model. I really don't use it a lot.

 

[great white tj]

I have used the work bench with a drill press at one time, but I went back to the brake drum stand. I still use a hand drill a lot. One thing I do not have in my shop or home is a Battery tool......not a one....

 

[sberry]

Battery is really revolutionary for drilling.

 

[jeepinerdeep]

Battery is really revolutionary for drilling.

I believe the question was: Who has their drill press mounted on your main workbench????????


I mounted mine on a Durham cabinet, and it's a little too high now. I feel like stuff is going to sling off and smack me in the teeth. I need to work on that.

 

[ambenz]

I had this old jury rigged drawer cabinet made from under the bench metal drawers, bolted together...it was really wobbly.
So, I made a frame out of wood for it, painted it and it is now my stand for my bench drill press....

My belt sander, on the left, my Dad mounted on top of a old console TV cabinet that was gutted.. and he added some wheels...it a classic hand me down!

 

[JoniH]

And finished it:

 

[bagged89s10]

And finished it:

That came out really nice and clean. How well does the jack wheel system work?

 

[JoniH]

It works great, the wheels could have been maybe a bit smaller and more apart, it's easy to move around.

 

[WQ59B]

Mine is on my main bench; 37" height, 12-ft long. Sprunger table top, not bolted down but hasn't moved more than an occasional 3 inches in 10 years…. it's to the far right and has occasionally shuffled because my CMan block grinder is right next to it.
The Sprunger is my main shop drill, my battery units stay in my truck for work (for the most part).