Drill Press Table Repair (Resurfacing on Mill)

Today we fix years of abuse on this Powermatic Drill Press table. I get this table ready for my friend Shea Alexander so he can put it to work. Check out more of Shea's content on his instagram page. Although this is a relatively simple machining job there are lots of opportunities to learn and have fun on this job.
Instagram: @vanovercustoms
Check Shea out on Instagram: @alexander.brothers

Now its a million dollar drill press.
But did you just make a video and post it 10 months later?

[@VanoverMachineAndRepair]

Yes loo

[@VanoverMachineAndRepair]

A year or more later

[@VanoverMachineAndRepair]

I got newer content already loaded up

[@HM-Projects]

Nice fix, cheers!

[@VanoverMachineAndRepair]

Thanks

[@DolezalPetr]

that is super nice

[@VanoverMachineAndRepair]

Thank you

[@kooldoozer]

I find it very strange that you cut so much of the table face. It was not all that thick to begin with, and you milled it down to about half of the original thickness, making it weaker. ---Doozer

[@VanoverMachineAndRepair]

It’s being used for woodworking it will be fine

[@michaelleskoske7723]

Take that ring OFF! Jewelry and machines do NOT mix well.

[@VanoverMachineAndRepair]

You are correct

[@thepagan5432]

Nice job, my friend d9ne a similar fix on hid pedestal drill but used a piece of aluminium for the inset piece. He milled either 4 or 6 tabs to the underneath of the inset and drilled and tapped into the cast iron webbing and fixed the plate to the base. He faced the base by about 0.010" - 0.015", if my memory serves me right. I read in the comments that the customer will only drill wood on the drill press, just seemed unnecessary to face so much off, but the customer is always right lol😂.

[@VanoverMachineAndRepair]

Yep indeed

[@NeMoC53]

Did I miss the part where you said what you place in the middle of the table? This is a really great fix my guy. Well done!

[@VanoverMachineAndRepair]

If I didn’t say it, it was probably implied. Woodworkers this all the time they put a piece of wood in the center so that it can be replaceable

[@rickfearn3663]

Incredible photography

[@VanoverMachineAndRepair]

Thanks for the kind words

[@bobweiram6321]

It's amazing young folks actually like working with their hands. I would've thought they all had been uploaded and assimilated into the grand borg.

[@VanoverMachineAndRepair]

Lol thank you

[@HM-Projects]

Oh btw that blue marker you used, what was it ?

[@buildstoys]

Sharpie Magnum

[@VanoverMachineAndRepair]

Sharpie