This is a trick I learned from EBSTEVE. Attach a cutoff wheel to an arbor, and you have an instant milling machine...well not quite. For the most part it works very well. I did find I get a little bit of deflection on the cutoff wheel, but after it wore down a bit, it worked better.
Creative use of a drill press
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That is a good suggestion there Nobody.
I used to use that same approach approach Untill I finally bought a Mill.
Here is a very cheep way to improve on the drill press mill.
for a mere 40 bucks you can get a machinists cross slide vise that you can crank back and forth like a (mini) mill table. The vise gets secured to the drill table and you feed the part in by cranking the handles. Check out this vice at Harbor Fright!! http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/d ... number=538
For 40 bucks you have basically a milling machine. Next step would be to buy a couple of end mills and away you go.
I used to use that same approach approach Untill I finally bought a Mill.
Here is a very cheep way to improve on the drill press mill.
for a mere 40 bucks you can get a machinists cross slide vise that you can crank back and forth like a (mini) mill table. The vise gets secured to the drill table and you feed the part in by cranking the handles. Check out this vice at Harbor Fright!! http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/d ... number=538
For 40 bucks you have basically a milling machine. Next step would be to buy a couple of end mills and away you go.
The Tek @ Large
Coastal,Worshington
Livin life on the dole on the Coast
Coastal,Worshington
Livin life on the dole on the Coast
Re: Creative use of a drill press
Could you add in a fender washer above the cutoff wheel to cut down on deflection?
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Re: Creative use of a drill press
I buy router bits made for use with steel and aluminum, since they are designed with cutting edges on the side of the bit they work very well with a cross slide vise.
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'85 BII 2.8/Duraspark
'89 F150 302 Supercab