RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Drill press & cross-slide vice

Another issue is that most drill press spindles use a taper to mount the
chuck. These tapers are not designed for side loads so you would have to
come up with a different way to hold your cutters. You do not want a
spinning chuck to come off while you are milling.

At 08:20 AM 10/30/02 -0800, you wrote:

>Been there and done that. I used the 5" version from harbor freight for
>around 60.00 I had to take a lot of slop out of the drive mechanism and
>made some stepper motor mounts. I install Torrington needle thurst
>bearings on each axis. I used it to cnc drill some stepper motor mounts.
>The problem is that you cannot use a drill press as a mill because of
>the slop in the spindle assembly. The enco mill drill tables for $119 is
>a better deal in the long run but figure out how you plan to do the
>spindle first.
>Dan
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>Now my question : I bought a cross-slide vice yesterday and my first
>thought was 'Hey, if I stick some steppers on this sucker, mount it
>on my drill press then I might have a cheap mill' - I suppose a lot
>of people have asked this question before. I would like to hear your
>comments please.
>
>Regards
>Coert
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