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David,

I have my drill press mounted on a Rockler mobile base. The Rockler
base is a clone of your Delta base with the do-it-yourself hardwood
rails. I sized it to just be big enough to hold the drill press base
mounted on a sheet of 3/4" plywood. Like another responder, I bolted
the press to the plywood and the plywood to the base. Its rock solid.
One of your design choices is where to locate the pedal. I saw one in a
woodcraft store with the pedal mounted on the side. I elected to mount
the pedal on the front because it gives me maximum flexibility to put
the DP in the corner and then move it around a few inches. It also
makes it much easier to roll the drill press right up to the wall
before releasing the pedal.

I am a big fan of having the drill press on a rolling stand. One of my
projects required drilling sixty-four 1" holes along the length of a
2x6 board 8 feet long. I moved the drill press into the center of the
shop and set up a shop stand on either side to support the long board.
This would have been impossible without having a mobile drill press.

When moving the drill press, its safe, as long as you roll it slowly
and carefully. If you got in a hurry and introduced a wobble, it could
go unstable and tip over. There is no danger of it tipping while
sitting still.

Bob

Bob,

Thanks for the insight. I agree there are many advantages to having
equipment mobile. With the wood between the metal sections, due you
feel that this is adequate for the weight. Seems to me the drill press
I have weighs around 350lbs. I was thinking of adding some steel to
sandwich the wood, but I thought it might be overkill.

The mobile base on my BS has a similar setup and I would agree from
using it that the pedal in the front would be best. I have thought
about putting it in the back as it would still be easy to get to, but
out of the way for normal use.

Thanks,

David