Little Machine Shop Drill Press

[Vinny]

(06-10-2021, 08:35 PM)Highpower Wrote:

(06-10-2021, 08:09 PM)EdK Wrote: It's about 30" long and 70mm in diameter. I may see if I can find some 70mm tubing with a thicker wall on eBay. The base is made of cast iron so it's OK as is.

Ed

Yikes. I just looked at a piece of 2-3/4 DOM steel tubing with a 1/4" wall thickness 36 inches long. $88.00 plus shipping from Speedy Metals.
Is your current column steel or C.I.?

Unless it's "Fire Sale" stuff, never pay website prices at Speedy. Call them, you'll be shocked at the price difference. Sometimes if you have a local Speedy you can get an even better price, but I never found that with mine.