Sold/Expired Drill Press Reduction Kits- Low RPM, max Torque for drilling big holes!

RogueFab · Dec 5, 2012

Does your drill press run too fast to use a hole saw on metal? How about a ¾" drill bit through steel plate? Are you sick of burning up expensive cutting tools? Look no further, you have found the solution. Now you can turn a used $150 drill press into a serious cutting machine!

This bolt on kit cuts the RPM of your drill press and increase torque. Typically referred to as a "jackshaft", these are commonly home made with plywood and hardware store parts. This is a much easier and safer alternative, and will likely cost you less money than building your own. Made with high quality greasable ball bearings in cast pillow blocks with a laser cut and CNC formed steel mount, this tool is designed to last as long as your drill press when properly cared for. Requires trimming your belt guard if equipped. kits reuse one of your factory belts (or an additional belt will be required). Comes with new motor mounting hardware. Made in the USA*.

NEMA 56 3L 1:2 – 3L (3/8") belts, 1/2 the RPM, 2x torque. $119 shipped (US)

NEMA 56 3L 1:2 – A (1/2") belts, 1/2 the RPM, 2x torque. $119 shipped (US)

NEMA 56 3L 1:4 – A (1/2") belts, 1/4 the RPM, 4x torque. $139 shipped (US)

What is a NEMA 56? These kits work only with motors that mount with a 3" x 4 7/8" bolt pattern and have a 5/8" shaft, part of the definition of a NEMA 56 motor. Most drill presses have these motors. Call/PM us if you think you have something else.

*Bearing components are imported.

RogueFab · Jan 14, 2013

We added the key features that need to match on the motor for compatibility to the original post-

"Works only with motors that mount with a 3" x 4 7/8" bolt pattern and have a 5/8" shaft."

We can make them for other motors (like stuff over 1 HP). Just give us a call or PM.

RogueFab · Jan 14, 2013

Double post

patooyee · Jan 14, 2013

Genius.

RogueFab · Jan 28, 2013

patooyee said:
Genius.

Thanks 8)

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This big Rockwell drill press (equipped with a RogueFab Reduction Kit) is used by Spiral X LLC, in Garland, Texas. Spiral X makes industry leading high performance air coolers, and drills thousands of large diameter holes in stainless steel every month. Brian (the owner) said: "The drill press reduction kit is working fantastic. I don't know how you would drill into stainless steel in production without it. We were able to pull in the drilling we used to outsource (although we are a little slow). For instance, on a piece I was paying $50.00 for, we are doing the drilling in 1 hour with a jig internally, saving jobs and of course money!"

RogueFab · Mar 4, 2013

Here is a good resolution photo of just the reduction kit. 1:4 shown, although we just got in some slightly smaller pulleys and got it stretched down to almost 5:1!

RogueFab · Mar 15, 2013

We just found a smaller pulley for the motor side of the 4:1 kit, now they are 5:1!!! Same price:grinpimp:

RogueFab · Apr 8, 2013

We offer custom solutions on these kits too. If you have an interesting set up that doesn't look like a regular drill press, chances are good that we can find a way to slow it down with out kit still! :smokin:

RogueFab · May 20, 2013

We just sold a double kit, 10:1 reduction. Customer could have gone up to a 25:1 reduction, but it would have been TOO SLOW. How often do you hear that about a drill press?

Some of our customers have been asking us about belt speed reduction versus VFD (variable frequency drive). VFD uses power signal adjustments and a 3 phase motor to infinitely vary the speed. The two main drawbacks are cost and torque. VFD requires a new 3 phase motor and the VDF box(expensive for most people) and is a constant torque system. When you cut the speed at a 5:1 ratio, you get no more torque. With belt reduction, you get 5X the torque. Both methods have their advantages and drawbacks.

RogueFab · Jun 27, 2013

Still have orders coming in, thanks for the business everyone! Save yourself hours in the shop making some way to do this and buy our kit!

RogueFab · Aug 1, 2013

Another batch of our Drill Press Reduction Kits ready to be shipped out to customers. If you haven't looked these up on our web page and you drill metal, you owe it to yourself to take a look. They will pay for themselves in burned up drill bits!

https://www.roguefab.com/category.php?category=Fab_Tools

RogueFab · Oct 31, 2013

Happy Halloween from Rogue Fabrication. To celebrate, we're going to giveaway a free T shirt with ANY order $199 or more! So buy a die set and get free shipping and a T shirt, or pull the trigger on a VersaNotcher or bender! This offer is only being posted in a few places : )