Drill stand

A drill stand comprising:

• a vertical stand column slidably connected to a bearer unit so that a position of the bearer unit on the stand column may be adjusted, the bearer unit being held in position against the stand column with a clamping screw
• the bearer unit comprising a gear segment, the gear segment being enmeshed with vertical geared slide rod, the slide rod being threadably connected to a machine receiving part, the bearer unit and the gear segment each engaging a reset spring, the reset spring biasing the gear segment, the slide rod and the machine receiving part into a first withdrawn position, rotation of gear segment with respect to the bearer unit against the bias of the reset spring resulting in movement of the slide rod and machine receiving part towards a second extended position,
• the machine receiving part further being threadably connected to a bit stop rail, the bit stop rail extending through a guide opening in the bearer unit, the bit stop rail being connected a bit stop, the position of the bit stop along the bit stop rail being adjustable, the bearer unit further comprises a wall disposed adjacent to the bit stop, the wall comprising a scale for indicating the position of the bit stop with respect to the bear unit,
• movement of the machine receiving part towards the second extending position being limited by engagement of the bit stop with the bearer unit at the guide opening,
• the drill stand further comprising a first fastener for removably connecting the machine receiving part to the slide rod and a second fastener for removably connecting the machine receiving part to the bit stop rail.