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Posted: 7/21/2016 10:10:35 PM EDT
I've gotten a few questions about my press mounts so here goes. First off, I'm not a machinist or welder, just a do it yourselfer, don't look too close at the welds. Here is a picture of mount:
The portion that mounts to the bench is a 12" length of 2 1/2" (outside dimension) x 2 1/2 x 3/16 wall tubing . Welded to that are two pieces of 3/8" x 1 1/2" x 4 1/2" bar stock. The uprights on my bench are 5" wide so if you only have 2x4s you would have to come up with something different. I drilled two 9/16" holes 2 1/2" from the top and then welded on 1/2" nuts for the adjustment bolts. The bolts are 1/2" x 1". I'd like to find some toggle bolts like on a drill press table but haven't been able to find any. A picture's worth a thousand words: 
The piece that mounts to the press, vice, or whatever is 18" x 2" x 2" x 3/16 wall tubing with a flat plate welded on top. For my presses a 3/8" x 5" x 5" plate was perfect, leaving enough room to mount a swivel tray in front of the press. To get the holes in the right spot for your press use a transfer punch. I also added some non-skid tape opposite the adjustment bolts. Close ups: 
I've been really happy with the mounts, they are solid and I did tweak the height a few times to get it comfortable. |
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I'd say snug, I don't crank on them.
I would like to find a knob or handle instead of a bolt for my vise mount especially, I do adjust the height on that quite a bit. I'd like to find something like this, but haven't found any that specify bolt and thread size: http://www.ereplacementparts.com/table-lock-handle-p-151325.html |
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