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Homemade Drill Press to Mill Conversion


Drill Press to Mill Conversion
 
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TOOL:
Drill Press to Mill Conversion
BUILDER:
Hobweld on shopfloortalk.com
DESCRIPTION:
Homemade conversion of a benchtop drill press into a mill. Major modifications consisted of rigidizing the spindle, reducing the chuck runout, and installing a leadscrew to facilitate head assembly adjustments.
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Mar 06, 2014 4:27 PM
DIYer
Conversions like these seem to run into many pitfalls, but this one is well thought out and executed.
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CATEGORIES:
Milling
TAGS:
drill press, chuck, mill, spindle, conversion
LEVEL OF DETAIL (1-5):
3
URL:
http://www.shopfloortalk.com/forums/showthread.php?p=119983#post119983
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DIY Drill Press to Mill Conversion - comment on how to build a Drill Press to Mill Conversion - 1 comments
DIYer says:
Mar 06, 2014 4:27 PM
Conversions like these seem to run into many pitfalls, but this one is well thought out and executed.
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