Shifting mechanism for a drill press

A transmission for a power tool, comprising:

• an intermediate shaft;
• first and second driving gears coupled for co-rotation with the intermediate shaft;
• an output shaft having first and second driven gears continuously engaged with the respective first and second driving gears;
• a hub coupled for co-rotation with the output shaft;
• a collar axially movable along the output shaft between a first position in which the collar couples the first driven gear to the hub for co-rotation with the output shaft, and a second position in which the collar couples the second driven gear to the hub for co-rotation with the output shaft;
• and
• a shift mechanism operable to move the collar along the output shaft between the first position and the second position,
• wherein the shift mechanism includes a first bracket engageable with the collar to move the collar toward the first position, and wherein the shift mechanism includes a second bracket engageable with the collar to move the collar toward the second position.