Drill press revisited

Improvements to the drill press design. Still not quite right - but getting there. It'll never produce work to NASA standards, but then NASA never produce work to my standard! Minor changes to the motor mount and lots of PLA used in the process.

[@colindrakes4607]

It works ! You've gained experience and knowledge by màking it and working through the snags, so i would call it a sucess.

[@bizzibeeworkshop]

I agree, Colin! But then I would, wouldn't I? It's just that I'm used to greater precision than I can acheive with plastic at the moment. Who knows what the future will bring?
John
P.S. I'll be contacting you later this month to arrange that workshop visit, if it's still on the cards.

[@BigBenAdv]

I reckon you could look into resistance training elastic bands instead of using metal springs. That would allow you to adjust for the right amount of tension by changing the length of the band used and they won't 'eat' into the plastic frame like the metal springs do.

[@bizzibeeworkshop]

You're probably right but they would, in my eyes, only be a marginal aesthetic improvemnent on the springs. And I'd have to buy them! Thanks for the suggestion, though. I've sourced some springs for pocket money, so I'll try them and fit consumable "washers" top and bottom if they show signs of wear.
John