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middle of last year I bought a bench top drill press. nothing too expensive, but it was time.
Then i realised that the depth stop rubbish. It was a one piece plastic unit incorporating a face shield, but any downward force on the handle meant that the stop bowed and dropped almost a 1/4" below what it was supposed to.
So i made a steel replacement.
Didnt want the plastic guard as its only me and I wear goggles if i'm drilling wood anyway.
trying to take the original off it snapped in half (picture 5)
I dipped the finished item in red hammerite to match the press.
Now its stronger than the rest of the press.
Then i realised that the depth stop rubbish. It was a one piece plastic unit incorporating a face shield, but any downward force on the handle meant that the stop bowed and dropped almost a 1/4" below what it was supposed to.
So i made a steel replacement.
Didnt want the plastic guard as its only me and I wear goggles if i'm drilling wood anyway.
trying to take the original off it snapped in half (picture 5)
I dipped the finished item in red hammerite to match the press.
Now its stronger than the rest of the press.
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