I have a pretty heavy(200lb?) bench top drill press and want to build a
mobile base for it. Did anyone tried building mobile base? What would be
your recommendation about design and casters?

Thanks!

I'll post a picture of the cabinet I made for my dp on a.b.p.w.

It's made from left-overs.
Lyptus top and corner post.
Sides are 3/4 maple ply
Back 1/2 maple ply
Maple face frame
Oak draw fronts
Inside draw supports are mystery wood.
Draws are pine, poplar, fir?, with 3/8 ply bottoms.

The casters were salvaged from something. I cant remember what, but they
aren't big enough. It's solid but doesn't move easy.

file:///home/Picture Test 041.jpg

On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 08:06:23 -0400, rmc wrote:

Well, that didn't work. I'll try again.

sorry

rmc wrote:
I have a pretty heavy(200lb?) bench top drill press and want to build a
mobile base for it. Did anyone tried building mobile base? What would be
your recommendation about design and casters?

Thanks!

If it were me, I'd build a cabinet to put the desktop tool on and then
buy a mobile base such as this:
http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/product...rings_id=11450

If you have more money to spend, the 3 wheel delta mobile bases are a
lot nicer (around 80-100 each), but they are not adjustable. No big
deal, just build your cabinent to fit.

IMO, the HTC base wouldn't cost that much more than good casters and
it's a lot easier to keep it stationary when you need it to be.