I’m searching for an old shop tip I saw a number of years ago and hope someone here remembers either where to find it or how it works. Not sure which of the woodworking mags it was in but for some strange reason I think it was FWW. I have an older drill press, like the ones prior to the rack and pinion height adjustment they all seem to have now. The tip I saw used a counter weight that hung down inside the drill press tube and then attached to the back of the table with a length of wire rope. There was a pulley on the top of the tube to function as the turning point. I just can’t remember the details of how this attaches. I want to add an auxiliary table to the DP and need a way to raise and lower the table without getting a hernia.
Hope someone can help, thanks.
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Drill and tap for an machine threaded eye or use a machine screw and washer and thread through the loop of wire rope. There's other ways depending on what you have around or what's at your hardware store. You might be able to loop the wire rope around the table locking handle. Keep it simple.
Here is a link to a manufactured one (which I saw demoed - just today! - and immediately bought): http://www.piricdesign.com.au/
It strikes me as a terrific upgrade.
Regards from Perth
Derek
I don't know if the easy rider works on a floor standing press. Otherwise some time back I had a fixed table some distance below the normal table and stood a small hydraulic wheel jack between the two. Very effective if clumsy. Press is a Meddings 1963 vintage 5 foot tall all cast iron and steel and very heavy.
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