Help needed; Finding plans / Ideas for a homemade drillpress.

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NeoTech:
Hmm alot of good points to think about.

After i have been browsing through i do agree with that i need to do my homework.
Like that hexagon drive instead of the circular commercial version, even though i think i can cut either on my aciera mill. I do realize its easier to go with the hexagon model..

For size i think a floor model its the best way to go. Mostly i dont really have any benches in my workshop either so its more convenient to have it as floor pillar model.

And Phil, i agree buying a second hand is the easy solution.. But is it fun? And would i learn something from it? =)

Anyways, thank you all for your input i need to do alot of homework.. starting with the ginger books. ;D

vtsteam:
I have David Gingery's Drill Press book and it is excellent. You will need to cast many of the parts of course, as in all of his machine tool books. I built his lathe about 10 years ago.

HappyBill:
Hello,

I can recommend 2 books that show lotsa ideas

1. 40 Power Tools You Can Make - Abe Books - has ideas fro drill presses

2. Making and Modyfying Machinery - Amazon - no drillpresses but still a very good book.

Bill

russ57:
I'd reckon that popular mechanics magazine, see google books, would be sure to have several plans for building a drill press.

-russ

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