06-11-2021, 07:28 PM
The adventure continues.
I got the drill press all together and reconnected the wiring and was going to fire it up for the first time. I went to swivel the stand and it wouldn't move. I checked all of the caster locks and they were not engaged. Then I noticed a caster was sitting kitty wampus. WTF! The weld had broken on the tab that the caster mounts to. Then I noticed a second one with the same problem. Double WTF!! The casters are rated for 150lbs each so a total of 600lbs. The HF tool stand is rated for 500lbs. The drill press weighs about 77lbs. Triple WTF!!!
I had originally bought the stand for my 3D printer but decided to repurpose it for the drill press. Now it'll be relegated back to the 3D printer & I'll search for a more worthy stand for the drill press.
I did what any person would do in a situation like this. I went and bought a six pack.
Ed
I got the drill press all together and reconnected the wiring and was going to fire it up for the first time. I went to swivel the stand and it wouldn't move. I checked all of the caster locks and they were not engaged. Then I noticed a caster was sitting kitty wampus. WTF! The weld had broken on the tab that the caster mounts to. Then I noticed a second one with the same problem. Double WTF!! The casters are rated for 150lbs each so a total of 600lbs. The HF tool stand is rated for 500lbs. The drill press weighs about 77lbs. Triple WTF!!!
I had originally bought the stand for my 3D printer but decided to repurpose it for the drill press. Now it'll be relegated back to the 3D printer & I'll search for a more worthy stand for the drill press.
I did what any person would do in a situation like this. I went and bought a six pack.
Ed