Mag drill stand.

[Wigeon]

Thinking of making a stand for new mag drill. Old spaldings pillar drill has had it so want something to replace it too.

Basically I was thinking if I make something to bolt to a stansion in the shed that the drill sticks to, and them basically the same again but upside down, though clamped to the upright so it could be moved up and down if needed.

Something a bit like this. Obviously want to be pretty hefty:

Is this a good idea? Anyone done anything similar?

Need plenty of shims etc to get it square I would imagine, but any other ideas before I go and mess it up?!

Thanks

 

[jack_c]

I've made a free standing one,

I'll send pictures later if I remember.

Have the dxfs for it if you wanted to get a laser/plasma company to cut it for you.

 

[B R C]

Why don’t you cut the top off the pillar drill and mount the mag on that?

 

[bkg]

Any good ? Portable !!

 

[AJR75]

Could you modify your old drill to carry the mag drill?

 

[Will 1594]

I have an old fly press stand and slab ,if some one wants a mag drill stand , its a heavy old lump , slab will be 2 inch thick , £90
will get a pic , remind me though

 

[Andrew]

I just took the top off our pillar drill and slung it in the scrap. Welded a lump of channel to the top of it for the mag drill, job done.

 

[Wigeon]

Thanks all, will look at the pillar drill again. The uppy/downy bit you put the work on is kippered I think, but might be salvageable with some ingenuity!

 

[jack_c]

This is what I made then welded it all to a stand.

Works OK but still hard to beat sticking the drill to the workpiece.

 

[tomlad]

My attempt.
But its a compromise, limited access , throwt .
Bigger 3 ph pillar drill waiting next to it , on the list 4 instal.