Cheap Drill Press Improvements

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Hi blkadder,

Glad that you like it.
I think that the Craftsman’s base is cast iron made.
If so you need to replace only the column.
You can order from your local dealer to cut a piece according to the length of your need.
The cost isn’t too expensive (perhaps about 1.5$/kg).
You can use the table to calculate the kilograms according to your column’s dia.

Regards

i heared of people using old drillrig pipe or a chromed piston piece from a hydraulic cilinder , the last is pretty smooth tough and hard to bend even when hanging a metric ton off it