I put my standing drill press together today, I was impressed with cast iron content and the assembly was pretty simple. [View all]

I needed it for the 400 or so 9/16" dia holes I have to drill for my new deck railing design that will use 1/2" dia. rebar as the horizontal rails. It was a bit of a struggle to get the drill motor assy to mount. Had to stand on 8" of lumber to get the height needed to mount it. On the 1st try, - no go. Why? Because the power cord was stuffed inside the mating hole. Duh.

Once I figured that out, I got the head on, tightened up all of the set screws and clamps. Connected the power, turned it on, and .....nothing. Pissed me off. Why? In thinking about it, I realized there was a metal contact that closes an interlock switch that won't allow the motor to turn on when the pully cover is open. Bent the tab a bit, closed the cover, and, viola!. the drill motor turned on.

Tomorrow, I starting cutting the vertical posts and will paint them. I've been thinking about this design for a couple of years, now I am making it a reality.