$15 drill press stand

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My drill press would not fit on my work bench without interference so I had to make a stand for it. $15 for the scrap metal from a local yard, 2 hours of fiddling and I have a handy stand for my drill.I mounted a swing out arm section which is great for holding my drill bits and odds and ends. It swings out of the way or can be completely removed. works a treat.The great thing was the scrap yard had a square pole at the exact right height with a base already attatched, all I had to do was add some holes for the dyna bots to the shed floor.I wanted a solid flat plate top, but could not scrounge the right size piece, so I opted for 2 pieces of 3/8 angle iron and just butt welded them together then welded the whole lot on the pole. Solid as !!  Bit of an overkill for a drill stand, but it was cheap with what was available.Some of the welds had a bit of splatter and stop starts, but it was a dark cloudy day and my workshop is very dark, to the point where I had to stop and look to see if I was ion track still The raw materialsCleaned ready for the weldingFinished welding the topReady to attatch the drill pressFinished with the press and swinging tray mounted
Reply:Looks good. Really like the swing out tray. Getting a smaller press off the workbench would free up a bunch of space.
Reply:does the trick nicely. my bench space is at a premium, if I had my time over again I would buy the drill on a stand in the first place, but there ya go !I'm not too fussed about things in the shop made out of scrap and what not. They are designed to do a job, and any paint jobs and prettying things up is a waste of time in my opinion. At least this way if I need to weld some other contraption to the side of it I can just weld away without worrying about looks.