Drill Press

Most drill press heads just sit on the column supported by a stop collar. You could turn them, but my concern and caution would be them tipping over. The heads are always centered with the floor base. Drill presses are notoriously known to be top heavy.

No it does not rotate, however it looks like the table does.

-- John

I’ll warn you ahead of time, what jkm312 stated is accurate, drill presses are top heavy and if it starts to go during a process it won’t end well. The drill press base is designed so it can be bolted to the floor or and oversized base, do this before you do anything else.
The manual for this drill press is here:
https://www.manualslib.com/manual/726072/Delta-17-965.html?page=2#manual
You can rotate the head on the column, but it is a PIA. And, if you want to switch back an forth, alignment can be a pain as well.
Just curious, what are you trying to do?

the only reason i could think of for doing that is if your drilling something tall or long,in that case just swing the table out of the way.or as stated,disaster.

-- working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

Hi thanks to all who replied to rotate drill press head 180 degrees.
The reason I asked was this was this was being assembled in a very tight space from a horizontal position on the floor
Glad to say it is now upright with the head in the right position
Steve