shortening drill pres shaft

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been given an old 16spd drill press with no table or the section for winding table up and down.was used for drilling one size thing only.question is how hard/expensive would it be to get shaft shortened so i can a, set up jig on it  for load of brackets i need to make and b, make it easier to move of bench and store?hope this makes sensecheers
Reply:I assume you are speaking of the pedestal shaft or column, rather than the spindle shaft. A friend of mine cut down an old delta floor model drill press column that had been damaged, and turned it into a large bench top unit. If I recall all he did was toss it in the band saw and cut off the column where needed and then reattached the column base connector..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:thats what i meant DSW its just where head sits is slightly smaller diameter than rest of shaft.
Reply:Picts would help. I'd leave the top alone, and alter the bottom myself. A table really wouldn't be all that hard to fab up if you wanted to go that route. The table on my old delta bench top unit is just a split collar and a screw to tighten it up. If I had to, I'd bet I could fab a new one up out of some angle iron to grip the column if I couldn't find a piece of pipe with the right ID to match the column dia. You don't have to have a gear and track to raise it. The one at the tech school doesn't have anything to assist you in changing the table height. It is a PITA to change some what, but it's doable..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:once kids have calmed down from tomorrow will get some pics.