Shorty?

fredsheldon · Post by **fredsheldon** » Tue Nov 27, 2012 8:47 am

Would you call this a Shorty?

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/tls/3437288720.html

robinson46176 · Post by **robinson46176** » Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:16 am

I believe that could be shortened another 1/4"...

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wrmnfzy · Post by **wrmnfzy** » Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:17 am

Let's be politically correct, vertically challenged

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Tue Nov 27, 2012 11:23 am

I would call it tippy!:)

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Tue Nov 27, 2012 11:24 am

wrmnfzy wrote:Let's be politically correct, vertically challenged

Nay! Horizontally challenged!

billmayo · Post by **billmayo** » Tue Nov 27, 2012 8:59 pm

fredsheldon wrote:Would you call this a Shorty?

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/tls/3437288720.html

NO. A SHORTY would have the way and bench tubes shorten 18". See my avatar which is a SHORTY. The tubes appear to be more like the original length. It appears to be bolted to a bench with no frame so mostly you are only getting a headstock. I would consider it a bit expensive.

heathicus · Post by **heathicus** » Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:14 pm

It looks like the bench tubes were cut short enough to bring the legs together (or maybe they were connected some other way) but the way tubes were left in tact making it a dedicated drill press.

Maybe a "stubby?"

robinson46176 · Post by **robinson46176** » Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:21 pm

billmayo wrote:NO. A SHORTY would have the way and bench tubes shorten 18". See my avatar which is a SHORTY. The tubes appear to be more like the original length. It appears to be bolted to a bench with no frame so mostly you are only getting a headstock. I would consider it a bit expensive.

Hold down "Ctrl" and hit + about 5 times... You can see it better.
It is SS legs joined by bench tubes about 6" long. The way tubes are normal length (it appears) and are in the pivot end normally but the headstock and table are on the side that would normally be down when horizontal.

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tomsalwasser · Post by **tomsalwasser** » Wed Nov 28, 2012 7:31 am

I actuallly want to do something along these lines and have been meaning to ask for opinions. Anybody else doing this? How short can bench tubes be with full length way tubes in drill press mode without making the shopsmith tippy?

heathicus · Post by **heathicus** » Wed Nov 28, 2012 8:43 am

You might just have to experiment. I have a 10ER as a dedicated drill press and I made a stand for it about 16" high with casters so I can roll it in and out of a corner. If I were to follow the Mark 5 example in that Craig's List ad, I think I'd turn the legs around the other way to give myself more foot room under the table. If tippiness was a problem, I'd build a small shelf between the legs and add some weight. If that didn't work, I'd figure something else out.

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