stryped wrote:
I am thinking of concerting my table top drill press into a floor
press by replacing the round column with a taller one. I can get a
pipe that is close to the same size in stainless, but I would need to
somehow turn the ends down where they fit into the top and base
approximately .001 to .002.

Any ideas on how this could be done without a lathe?


Check the fit first. Then figure out how you will get the table to move
as it will not fit if the base and head don't fit.

The other thing is that you can likely get DOM tubing in the correct
size from a steel supplier. It's probably metric...

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Steve W.