06-10-2021, 12:14 AM
(06-09-2021, 07:16 PM)Highpower Wrote: Maybe put the head on the column with everything laying on it's side (on the bench) and then stand it up?
That's what I had to do with my 20" floor standing drill press. Pulled it upright with a come-along and a couple of lift straps. A friend and I couldn't lift the head high enough to get it over the column with it standing up. Too much weight and not enough head room.
The stand is only big enough to hold the drill press standing up so I can't lay it on its side to assemble it. I've got a pulley puller arriving tomorrow from Amazon so I should be able to get the motor off. Head room may be another issue. I took a measurement and I might be able to get the head on without mangling the ceiling tile. If not I'll move the stand into the living room where the walls are 8' tall. The stand is on casters. Then I'll move it back into the laundry room/work shop. Quite an adventure so far.
Ed