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    Default Quick and easy Drill Press table lifter

    My old Richardson Drill press doesn't have a factory table lifter. I assume that back in the 1930's you were expected to just use brute strength.
    Anyway I've got arthritis in my hands now so the table is getting a bit difficult to lift.
    I thought about various different ways of lifting the table including a winch with a cable and pulley, a counter weight etc etc.
    Eventually I realised a scissor lift car jack would do the job.

    Works well. Cheap and easy.

    heres a link to a video

    https://youtu.be/A7TeuRbDE6M

    peter

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    Jack looks like it were made for the job...




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    Default sissir jack

    Thats interesting i bought a 12v car scissor jack for one of my drill presses a couple of years ago. I havnt got around to testing it out.
    aaron

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    Nice work Peter
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    Looks Good Pete.

    A minor drawback I can see is the table can't be swung easily around the column.
    I got around this on my implementation by making up a curved plate and bolting that to the underside of the table bracket.
    A large Bearing was then attached to the top of the jack so the table plate just rolls over the ball.
    https://metalworkforums.com/f65/t203...nt#post1951688

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    Quote Originally Posted by BobL View Post
    Looks Good Pete.

    A minor drawback I can see is the table can't be swung easily around the column.
    Thanks Bob. I have a support ring on the column below the table arm. Lift the table, lift the ring until it's supporting the arm/table and clamp it. Then I can swing the table to any position and then clamp it

    Quote Originally Posted by BobL View Post
    I got around this on my implementation by making up a curved plate and bolting that to the underside of the table bracket.
    A large Bearing was then attached to the top of the jack so the table plate just rolls over the ball.
    https://metalworkforums.com/f65/t203...nt#post1951688
    Geeez, thats getting serious.
    peter

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave J View Post
    Nice work Peter
    Thanks Dave, but nothing particularly special about it. Unusually for me, for once a job went easy.
    peter

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    Quote Originally Posted by bollie7 View Post
    Thanks Dave, but nothing particularly special about it. Unusually for me, for once a job went easy.
    peter
    If it saves you and your hands it's worth it mate.
    I think somethings going on up our way, because like you have done everything I go to do lately just falls into place, or every bit of steel I need is there and almost the perfect shape etc. Jeff must be looking over me.
    The crane is in progress and going up as of tomorrow, and even the chain block spot turned out perfectly in the confined spot I've got.
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