Bench drill stand ideas wanted

[chippy1970]

I've just won a fobco drill off eBay that needs a bit of work. It's a bench type and I'm thinking of building some sort of stand/cupboard to bolt it to. This might have castors so I can move it out of the way when not in use.

If anyone has done something similar please post some photos to give me more ideas thanks.

Chris

 

[Jacob]

I've got mine on one half of a dressing table. Just fits neatly with 3 drawers underneath. Used the other bits elsewhere. Usually dead cheap at auctions. This sort of thing:-

 

[chippy1970]

Yeah that was one idea I thought of rather than making something, much cheaper to go that route. I do however have a big sheet of 18mm egger mfc left over from a job I will just have to buy some edging. Plywood would be better I suppose a bit more hard wearing.

What sort of minimum width do you reckon you can get away with regards stability especially if I do put it on castors. The fobco weighs around 60kg apparently.

 

[Lons]

My Meddings is very heavy and I fixed it to a strong cabinet around 500 x 500mm (I'd have to measure the height). i have 4 castors fitted but wish I'd used locking ones as I have to use wedges at the minute.
Cabinet is veneered blockboard. Cupboard plus drawer where I keep all the accessories and machine vice etc.

It lives next to bandsaw and morticer where I can use it for miror jobs or pull out for others.

Pic is crap but you can just about see it.

Bob

 

[chippy1970]

Hi Bob, yeah I spotted your one while searching the forum also one by Olly. So 500 x 500 is stable enough I take it ?

 

[Lons]

Hi Bob, yeah I spotted your one while searching the forum also one by Olly. So 500 x 500 is stable enough I take it ?

I have no problem with it though it is quite a heave base. (Throwouts from a college lab). Even with the castors it's stable and I sometimes fit a largish sub table jig to drill hinge holes on kitchen doors - no problem.

Could give yourself a hernia trying to lift the drill on to the base though :roll:

Bob

 

[Lons]

Here is the jig in action

 

[chippy1970]

That's the other thing I'm going to make , a table with fence and stops but that's the easy bit

I've got a length of t track that should come in handy. I took a look in the workshop this afternoon and found I've got a stack of the 18mm egger that will do for the carcass and I've got a big chunk of iroko worktop which will make a nice solid top for the base unit.