A radial drill press made from spare parts

Step 2 Headstock

The power feeder used a right angle piece between the motor and the castings so the head could be positioned according to the size and shape of different boards, but in order to rotate in two directions I figured the headstock could just attach directly to the socket at the end of the ram.

I sawed off the part of the door closer casting that had the mounting flange and enclosed the crank mechanism. The bearing assembly for the crank arm was tightly screwed on and firmly seated to the casting with a big, fine thread. The power feeder used bolts to draw tapers together to clamp things in place and all I had to do to combine the two pieces was make a piece threaded for the door closer with a taper to match the power feeder castings on the other end, and tap a hole for a clamping bolt.