Brilliant job @Jiggy Joiner .  Can you provide some additional info on the hand wheel crank?  That looks like a great solution.

Lol, I also started to type a question about how you got you managed to modify your DP with such a monster 12" quill travel -- and then I realized where you were writing from.

Thanks Edward, the wheel is aluminium, 120mm diameter (4-1/2”) It came with a 12mm centre hole, so I drilled it out to 14mm, then drilled the side of the boss, and tapped an M6 thread to take the original lock screw and nut from the crank handle.

It works well, the table needs a little lift with my other hand whilst cranking, for elevating. That could be from the extra weight of the additional table though? Lowering is easy, just the one hand.

I would like to source a steel wheel, and I think up to 5” diameter would be ok, depending on the table design.
The thing with a 4” to 4-1/2” wheel though, would allow for a deeper table to wrap around the pillar more.

I worked out how big I needed my table to be before starting, and it’s so far been more than big enough.

I was going to use the table from my old press but, it needed a fair bit of modifying, so I decided to just start from scratch but, glad I did now.

@ear3  lol Edward, imagine having that kind of quill travel! 

@Cheese Thank you very much Cheese, I was struggling to find a decent one, I rang an engineering company who had one but, wouldn’t post, they were 150 miles away. The one I bought was clearance stock at an Axminster branch, so I’ll study those links.
Many thanks.

Wow! What’s the runout like on that machine Michael?

Yeah, I love the old presses, we still have an old Fobco that runs well, I think it’s older than me?
They knew how to build them in those days. 

Well after the Rohm chuck situation, there was a wait for inspection and refund etc.
So I then ordered the Albrecht, and it didn’t arrive at the stated time. The supplier said there was a hold up in Germany because of their shut down period, and did I still want one, or a refund.
I figured it would be difficult to source one elsewhere without a wait, so I said I wanted it and would wait a little longer.

Anyway, it arrived today, and it’s a nice bit of engineering, and I’m now glad I had the Rohm issue, as in my opinion, this is a better chuck, and by quite a margin.

I’ve mounted it onto a Rohm arbor, as I just could not get an Albrecht. I’m very pleased with it, it’s the finishing touch the Voyager needed 

@Jiggy Joiner Ime in Uk as well, just wondering where you purchased from?
Ime after a used drill press (probably Meddings) and all I’ve seen have keyed chucks.

@Jiggy Joiner could you send a link please? I have seen one but looks like a weird arbour. I assume arbour can be removed and i morse taper put on? Sorry I don’t know much about pillar drills as I’ve just used cheap machine mart Clarke type ones in past. I do know meddings are engineering quality hence looking out for one on ebay in single phase (missed out on one last week)
Thanks for the supplier info

@Jiggy Joiner yes one on eBay and/or the one you bought.
I’ve had a look on Knighton tools website and there so many different ones and kind of appears there’s different  chucks for different arbours

@Jiggy Joiner thanks for enlightening me on this. I didn’t realise there was so much to chucks! I just remember the term morse taper and thought this was standard for pillar drills. I think I’ll have to keep looking for the drill and then upgrade the chuck.

@Jiggy Joiner thanks for enlightening me on this. I didn’t realise there was so much to chucks! I just remember the term morse taper and thought this was standard for pillar drills. I think I’ll have to keep looking for the drill and then upgrade the chuck.

@msc You’re welcome mate, it sounds a bit confusing but, makes sense once you delve into it.
I very nearly bought the chuck with an integral arbor but, that would have limited my use of it on other machines. With a different arbor, I’ll now be able to mount it on another machine if needed.
If you can pick up a decent Fobco Star drill press, they are an extremely good engineering drill press. Meddings are also superb, original Startrite are another.

@Michael Kellough I totally agree, the chuck and arbor that come standard on the Voyager, are usable but, seem to made from cheese or chocolate, the metal is very soft.

Update on the Nova Voyager Drill Press. After +18 months of use, I still love it and have no regret. Took me a while but finally was able to work on a new table. I dod nothing fancy because I know I will want to make another one with more features 

I realized a bit too late that the two tracks to hold the fence were too close to each other. The tracks are holded from under the table and are all removable.

All I have left to do is glue up the middle part, make some blank inserts and trim the edges.

The fence is an aluminium extrusion with a few sub fence (still in the tinker).

I have an universal joint, shaft, bearing and wheel to setup in order to raise/lower the table.

“ I have an universal joint, shaft, bearing and wheel to setup in order to raise/lower the table.‘

We need a photo of this!

It's not built yet. I just gather the parts. To start on it I need the table to be done  Which should be ready start tomorrow 

I notice that Nova has a newer drill press model, the Vulcan, that seems to have improved metalworking features for light milling. Oddly, I also noticed that it's going for about US$1300 brand new online. Looking over the spec sheet, it seems to do everything the Voyager does plus more; anyone have any idea why it would be that cheap when the Voyager is still about $1700 at my local Rockler?

The new Nova drill press is the Viking. It's a bench top DP with new features. However it do not share all the same features that the Voyager. The Vulcan I believe was the first DP from Teknatool.

Nova Vulcan Info - It's not your Fathers' drill press. It's still listed on the NOVA website. I didn't see anything about it being discontinued. But yes when you click on the Buy Now button you are taken to an eBay listing. Admittedly it's a hybrid or mish=mash of two machines, and as such probably not the best at either, but it may serve some for light duty applications. Which as has been stated is probably why it's discontinued.

https://www.teknatool.com/product/nova-vulcan-dvr-metal-working-variable-speed-drill-press-with-hybrid-mill-function-bundle-with-downfeed-attachment-sku-83821/

The Downfeed Attachment which NOVA made can be used on both the Vulcan and the Voyager. Might be worth a look for some. Here's a link to the manual for the Downfeed Attachment.
https://www.teknatool.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/SKU-83820-NOVA-DownFeed-Attachment-Manual-25.Oct_.2018.pdf

Description of features from the manual-

NOVA DOWN FEED ATTACHMENT FEATURES AT A GLANCE

The NOVA down feed attachment is specifically made for the NOVA Vulcan and Voyager drill presses.
This attachment allows the users to have precise control over their spindle which will be beneficial if you are either a wood worker or a metal worker.

Hand wheel Features - Precise control mode of the quill is enabled when the worm gears are engaged on the down feed attachment. When precise control mode is enabled, the quill extension is controlled by the front handwheel.

Keeping Quill Extension lengths - When precise control is enabled the quill will not retract automatically therefore keeping its extension length. This makes the machine suitable for milling operations.