Popular Post curlyoak Posted November 23, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 23, 2019 Picked it up at home depot. $1153 plus tax. Free freight to home depot. It has a work light and a good depth stop. Got the woodpecker table from woodpecker and got $30 off. I had to ask if there was black friday discount and they gave it to me. 300 pound box. No way I could take half of the upper unit. Close to 200 lbs. A neighbor father and son both very big and they were eager to help. Once the top piece was on I thanked them and took over from there. Reasonable directions. Same with the woodpecker table. I feel like I will never have to get another one. I'm thinking of bolting it to the floor. Any thoughts on that? Another neighbor dropped by with his measuring devices. He says that the chuck is off by .001while spinning. I can live with that. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted November 23, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 23, 2019 Congrats! I wanted my DP stable but, mobile. A couple of bucks for a 90# bag of Redi-crete, some plastic and some plywood. Years later I added some drawers. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted November 23, 2019 Report Share Posted November 23, 2019 I think .001 is pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 Nice! I look forward to your thoughts on the table after you have had some time with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 Congrats on your new toy! I thought about mounting mine to the floor about 4 years ago and haven’t thought about it since! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 Great deal, made a 4” high riser for my drill press about 24” square and mounted the press to that thinking I could move it if I have to. Haven’t moved it in 25 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted November 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 Thanks all! I will be back on this after it gets some use. I will build a cabinet around the base, removable. I will post that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted December 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 Some initial thoughts on the woodpecker drill press table. I like the insert. Finger holes are convenient. There are 4 screws under for levelers. I may change the screws to a bigger diameter. Not enough resistance. 1/2" mdf is recommended by woodpecker. I like the idea but I have none. So I used 1/2" ply. I ripped a piece around 2 ft. long slightly wider than needed. Once I found the perfect dimension on the table saw I was set. Using the same set up I cross cut for a perfect fit. With the set up I cut several. I have not used the fence or the hold downs but they look adequate. The metal rails are bolted from below. Important as the hold downs are attached to the rails. If it was screwed instead of bolted the hold downs could pull it up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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