Having bought one of these, I'd still like more maximum height between chuck and table - even although it is more than my old one. An extra inch or so would make all the difference. ;-)
The pillar is just welded seam tube of 46mm diameter which I'd thought in my ignorance would be a stock size - but Googling can't find it.
Could someone make a solid one on an industrial lathe?
I'm sure you could but it would cost more than the drill. ;-)
Do you know anyone with a good lathe scaffold tube is 48.3mm, would be quite easy to skim and polish off 2.3mm
Thus spake "Dave Plowman (News)" ( snipped-for-privacy@davenoise.co.uk) unto the assembled multitudes:
A friend of mine tells me the Lidl drill appears to be almost identical to one he has, made by Sealey,
and they supply extended drill pillars.
Disclaimer: he bought his 20 years ago :-)
That one shows a column diameter of 80mm, the SDM30 is 46mm though
Thus spake Andy Burns ( snipped-for-privacy@adslpipe.co.uk) unto the assembled multitudes:
Oops. I should have checked before posting. My apologies.
I'd expect one with a much bigger range to use a larger diameter column - but I'm not looking for that much more.
The one in the pick has gear adjustment for the table - the Lidl one just a clamp. Which I'd guess makes the pillar design different.
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