Help a new guy- Dedicated drill press

[kas20amc02]

Hi everyone. New guy here.

I have a new to me circa 1995 Shopsmith model #510. I inherited it from my Dad. He probably used it 100-200 hours. After cleaning it and lubing it based on recommendations from YouTube videos, I am wondering if the best use of it is a dedicated drill press. I already have a band saw and I am certainly not interested in making furniture. I have used the drill press multiple times since getting the machine tuned up a month or two ago. It works much better than drilling by hand. The table does not lock tight, which seems to be a problem other users have encountered as well. I should also mention my carpentry skills are rudimentary, although I would love to get better

All that being said, do you have recommendations for how long to cut the tubes? I would like it to be as small a footprint as possible, while remaining steady. I know I need to flip the hinge joint to the other side so the drill press is over the table instead of off the back. Any other recommendations? Someone use the small table and some ball bearing to stabilize the main table (viewtopic.php?t=23764). Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Karl

ps: Attached is my astronomical cross stick that I made using the drill press. It allows you to measure the angular distance between stars and/or planets. Could not have made it freehand.

[edma194]

Any other recommendations? Someone use the small table and some ball bearing to stabilize the main table (viewtopic.php?t=23764).

I changed that drill press somewhat. It now uses a 510 table mounted on horizontal way tubes and does not require an under table support arm in most situations. I have used extension legs on 510 table tubes for more stability a couple of times.

See this thread: viewtopic.php?p=306579

[kas20amc02]

Thanks for the link. I looked it over.

[dusty]

Hi everyone. New guy here.

I have a new to me circa 1995 Shopsmith model #510. I inherited it from my Dad. He probably used it 100-200 hours. After cleaning it and lubing it based on recommendations from YouTube videos, I am wondering if the best use of it is a dedicated drill press. I already have a band saw and I am certainly not interested in making furniture. I have used the drill press multiple times since getting the machine tuned up a month or two ago. It works much better than drilling by hand. The table does not lock tight, which seems to be a problem other users have encountered as well. I should also mention my carpentry skills are rudimentary, although I would love to get better

All that being said, do you have recommendations for how long to cut the tubes? I would like it to be as small a footprint as possible, while remaining steady. I know I need to flip the hinge joint to the other side so the drill press is over the table instead of off the back. Any other recommendations? Someone use the small table and some ball bearing to stabilize the main table (viewtopic.php?t=23764). Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Karl

ps: Attached is my astronomical cross stick that I made using the drill press. It allows you to measure the angular distance between stars and/or planets. Could not have made it freehand.

Really Neat

[MrPerfect]

Have you considered mounting it to the wall similar to this? It doesn’t require cutting the tubes.
viewtopic.php?p=299813&hilit=Wall+mount ... ss#p299813

You lose portability of course but it’s the smallest footprint.

[chapmanruss]

It would be possible to mount a Mark V to the wall but would be mounted differently than the Model 10ER shown in the link. For that I would recommend attaching the Bench ends to boards that span the wall studs. The last thing you want to have happen is anything coming loose from the wall. Angle brackets can be used to attach the Bench Ends to the boards through the five holes in each that attach the Bench Ends to the Legs.

If they were available Mark I Bench Ends would be easier to attach to the boards for a 510 wall mounted Drill Press as seen below.

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Shopsmith Mark I w- long tubes.JPG (41.76 KiB) Viewed 6438 times

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Sorry but I just had to throw the Mark I in there.

[chiroindixon]

If you want a roll around, stable SS drill press, watch the video.
It's a "goat rope" for a while but when he figures it out.. it's perfect.
IF I had another spare SS, this is the way I'd go.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmO73cv ... ex=8&t=15s

Doc

[kas20amc02]

Thanks! That is really helpful. I love the idea of buying the additional pipe so you can convert it back to the original configuration if needed~

If you want a roll around, stable SS drill press, watch the video.
It's a "goat rope" for a while but when he figures it out.. it's perfect.
IF I had another spare SS, this is the way I'd go.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmO73cv ... ex=8&t=15s

Doc