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For some time I've had the Harbor Freight 44506 Five Speed Drill Press in my garage and it gets a fair amount of use doing things like:

A corded switch is also included which has strong magnets fixed to the backside so you can place the switch virtually anywhere on your drill press. The LED Drill Press Light Ring is easy to install with three thumbscrews with rubber tips. Simply raise over the quill of your drill press and secure the thumbscrews. The unit is powered by a wall. The two major styles of drill press tables have open slots or closed T-slots. Closed T-slots usually match tooling slots on machine tools like vertical mills. These tables are usually larger than the open slot style and have a moat around the table to collect and recycle cutting fluid. Bora Drill Press Vise Bora 551027 – The Sturdy, Quick Release Clamp that Attaches to Your Drill Press Table and Holds Your Material Fast for Easy Drilling 4.1 out of 5 stars 147 $27.99 $ 27. JDP-20MF, 20' Floor Drill Press 115/230V 1Ph The JET JDP-20MF, 1' Drilling Capacity, 1.5HP, 1Ph, 115/230V in Metalworking, Drilling, Drill Presses Product Registration Support Where to Buy EN. What are the slots in a drill press base for? They also have mounting holes around the edge to fasten it to the floor. But the base is machined flat and some have t-slots in the base. I cant imagine mounting work on the base because the head oin a drill press.

• drilling holes in a 2x4
• enlarging holes in printed circuit boards that the maker did not fully drill
• drilling holes in jewlery
• drilling holes in sheet metal
• used as a lathe by turning on it's side and manually filing or Dremel tooling bolts into eyelet tools
• others I'm not remembering
• making a countersink deeper (bit shown in photo above)
  

It would be nice to have a lathe either a full size one like shown on my lathe web page, or one of the smaller ones. One of the key operations for the lathe would be to drill and tap a hole along the centerline of the work piece. For example to make a spacer like used on the 257477BA battery adapter. Or a new battery adapter where the spacer is very important so prototypes are needed. Or a new product that has the shape of a cylindrical battery with contacts on the end. Then it occurred to me that my existing drill press could drill and tap the holes. That's how this web page got started 21 Nov. 2007.

VDM 32 • 35 • 40 • 50 Xn

VDM 32 • 35 • 40 • 50 Xn

Heavy-column drill press for universal workshop use with drilling capacity ranging from 1.25″ to 2″. The tapping capacity is 0.8″, 1″, or 1.25″. The MT 4 spindle taper is paired with a 1.5 to 4 Hp motor. The two larger models have table feed with a 3/4 Hp motor. This drill press is manufactured in Taiwan using name brand components.

• Infinitely variable spindle speed adjustment (VDM 50 Xn)
• Spindle speed digital readout
• Drilling depth digital readout
• Swiveling and tilting table (VDM 32/35 Xn)
• Tapping function
• Table rapid vertical feed

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Standard configuration

• Protective spindle guard
• Rigid tapping
• Work light
• Coolant supply
• Automatic quill feed (VDM 32/35 Xn)
• Tool kit
• Operation manual

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Rolling Base For Drill Press

Heavy-column drill press for universal workshop use with drilling capacity ranging from 1.25″ to 2″. The tapping capacity is 0.8″, 1″, or 1.25″. The MT 4 spindle taper is paired with a 1.5 to 4 Hp motor. The two larger models have table feed with a 3/4 Hp motor. This drill press is manufactured in Taiwan using name brand components. Heavy-column drill press for universal workshop use with drilling capacity ranging from 1.25″ to 2″. The tapping capacity is 0.8″, 1″, or 1.25″. The MT 4 spindle taper is paired with a 1.5 to 4 Hp motor. The two larger models have table feed with a 3/4 Hp motor. This drill press is manufactured in Taiwan using name brand components.

Portable Drill Press Base

Specifications		VDM 32 Xn	VDM 35 Xn	VDM 40 Xn	VDM 50 Xn
		1.25” capacity	1.375” capacity	1.5” capacity	2” capacity
Drilling capacity	mm	Ø32 (1.25”)	Ø35 (1.375”)	Ø40 (1.5”)	Ø50 (2”)
Tapping capacity	mm	M 22 (0.8”)		24 (1”)	32 (1.25”)
Table dimensions (W/L)	mm	500×420 (19.5×16.5”)	540×440 (21×17”)	580×460 (22.8×18”)
Base dimensions	mm	370×363 (14.5×14”)	415×400 (16×15.7”)	445×435 (17.5×17”)
Table T-slots	mm	–		3×14 (3×1/2”)
Base T-slots	mm	–		2×14 (2×1/2”)	2×18 (2×5/8”)
Spindle-table distance	mm	620 (24.4”)	610 (24”)	590 (23.25”)	600 (23.5”)
Spindle-base distance	mm	1265 (49.8”)	1195 (47”)	1175 (46.25”)	1200 (47.25”)
Head tilt range	deg	±45°	–	±45°
Vertical table travel	mm	490 (19”)	550 (21.5”)	530 (20.8”)	400 (15.75”)
Vertical head travel	mm	285 (11.25”)	–	–
Throat	mm	320 (12.5”)	340 (13.25”)	360 (14”)
Table tilt angle	deg	±45°		±90°
Swivel range table l/r	deg	–		360°
Column diameter	mm	Ø120 (4.7”)	Ø140 (5.5”)	Ø160 (6.3”)	Ø180 (7”)
Tailstock quill travel	mm	155 (6”)	190 (7.5”)	200 (7.8”)
Spindle taper	–	MT 4		MT 4
Speeds	rpm	(12) 125–3030	(12) 75–2020	(12) 52–1400	50–1500
Automatic quill feed	mm/rev	–		0.1/0.2/0.3/0.4 (0.004/0.008/0.01/0.015”/rev)
Coolant pump output	l/min	–		6 (1.5 gal/min)
Main drive motor	kW	1.0/1.2 (1,440/2,800 rpm) (1/1.5 Hp)	1.5 (1,440 rpm) (2 Hp)	2.2 (1,440 rpm) (3 Hp)	2.4/3 (1,440/2,800 rpm) (3/4 Hp)
Power of table feed motor	kW	–		0.25 (0.375 Hp)
Dimensions (L/W/H)	mm	880x515x2220 (35x21x88”)	885x640x2275 (35x26x90”)	940x680x2405 (37x27x95”)	1035x580x2000 (41x23x79”)
Weight	kg	540 (1,100 lbs)	560 (1,200 lbs)	650 (1,400 lbs)	670 (1,450 lbs)
Item No.		2100015	2100016	2100017	2100018

*The above specifications are subject to change without prior notice. No liability for printing mistakes. Machine may be shown with optional equipment.

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