The first work we do is a specific cabinet to support the drill press, to protect the electrical wiring and, to store the drill tooling. The cabinet structure is maid from steel L profile of 50mm conveniently welded. It is mounted on machine feet ans designed to be moved by using the palet jack. Below you will find some pictures of the structure and the drill press being moved on its top.

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Some months ago I bought a serious drilling press. I was investigating for months looking for a good quality drill press after The Cincinnati was sold. Finally, I favoured a Wörner B13. Although unusual, it’s a nice and high quality machine. The machine came from Lithuania but they it is made in Germany. The machine condition is good but suffers from aestetical issues and some signs of age. Additionally, someone modified the driving system adding and intermediate pulley to lower the rotation speeds range.

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