Sorry this isn't really CNC related, but haven't been able to find an >answer
>anywhere else and figured a bunch of machinists might be able to help.
>I have an old Rockwell drill press, Series # 15-080, for which I do not >have
>a table or verticle adjusting mechanism.
>It is set up to drill bowling balls; I got it for free when we stopped
>drilling balls at work.
>A very crude diagram of dimensions can be seen at-
>
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Everything I find seems to have columns with diameters of at least 3.25
>inches.
>I measured this one by wrapping a piece of paper around it and marking >where
>it started to overlap: measured out to 520/60ths; 8.6666 inches
>circumference, or 2.75*** inches diameter.
>Can anyone point me to a place that could hook me up?
>I'd even be willing to get a longer column so that it could be on the floor
>instead of a bench.
>Thanks much,
>
>Greg