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Unread 29-04-2003, 23:09
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This drill press should also be functional with a nice table. It would be easy to take a production drill press and swap a 12VDC motor in it with a battery. The cheapest new press I found was $70 but you could probably get one off ebay for cheaper.

I'm not sure what the top of a drill press spindle looks like but the top of a mill spindle is a hex shaft that you could spin with a cordless drill and a socket. That's another possibility.

If you wanted to go all custom you could just mount a 12VDC corless drill to some sort of frame with a spring loaded rack and pinion mechanism to raise and lower the chuck. I found a new 12VDC cordless drill w/ keyless chuck for $15.
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