Pinion gears for raising drill press table.

[Dave Quignon]

Hi all,

Somewhere I saw a drill press table that someone made. They made a hand crank at the front of the table to raise the table and attached it to the shaft that held the handle on the drill press. They used 2 pinion gears to make the connection. I have been trying to find the right gears to do this for my Craftsman drill press as the handle that raises the table interferes with the table. Has anyone done this design and if so, where can I get the gears that would work for my drill press?
Thanks
Dave

[Rick Lizek]

Simpler approach would be to use sprockets and chain and mount the crank on the side front of the table. Sprockets and chain can be purchased from Surplus center.

[Dave Quignon]

309302309303 This is what I am looking for.

[william watts]

google turned up this place http://www.sdp-si.com/estore/coverpg/gears.htm

[John Gustafson]

Amazon lists Boston Gear miter gears. Grainger also handles Boston Gear. It's been quite a few years but Boston used to carry an extensive selection of small. stock geariing.

[glenn bradley]

ShopNotes 135 has the article. They reference these guys (http://www.sdp-si.com/eStore/CoverPg/Gears.htm) for the gears.

[Frank Pratt]

309302309303 This is what I am looking for.


But what happens when you want to tilt the table?