Bench drill stand ideas wanted

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chippy1970

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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
 
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:-

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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.
 
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 rubbish but you can just about see it.

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Bob
 
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 ?
 
chippy1970":25m5gju5 said:
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
 
That's the other thing I'm going to make , a table with fence and stops but that's the easy bit :D

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.
 
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