Michael Rohmfeld
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I recently got a new bench drill press and need to anchor it to the bench. I would rather not drill holes into bench top to bolt the drill press to the bench. Any ideas out there?
I have several tools that I have used this method. Works very well, this is what I'd do.Drill presses are usually pretty heavy in their own right. I did not anchor mine. If you do not want to drill holes in bench then a suggestion would be to bolt a piece or 2 of plywood under the base and have it extend out on all edges enough so you could clamp a clamp to it and the edge of the bench. You can easily clamp 2 sides which would be enough support.
he can use 3/4" piece of plywood and some carriage bolts and sink them very easily. Nuts and washers on top and your are done Or nail 2 pieces together and do the same if you are worried about bolt heads.Rather than attaching it to plywood, consider using 2x4's to make a carriage wherein you can drill forstner bit holes and thus sink the bolt heads below the surface and put the nuts on top of the DP base.
This gives you a flat surface to set on the bench without having to figure out what to do with things protruding through plywood.View attachment 370355
This is just scrap wood showing the idea very roughly. The gap between 2x4's is for clamps.