Drill press into milling machine

[hemmjo]

As with any machine tool the drillpress/milling machine will work ... if you keep its limitations in mind. All of the issues mentioned above; inadequate bearings, danger of the chuck coming loose, minimal cutter selection, etc., are very valid. With those things in mind I have used my old craftsman drill press to "mill" aluminum, wood and plastic for various projects.

The adapter I made for my lathe, similar to the one Fred showed in post #2 is much better, but the drill press was better than nothing before I had the lathe.

You got to use what you have access to.

I would love to have a nice mill, but I have to keep weighing the +'s and -'s of the mill vs the wife. So far, the wife is winning


Good Luck,

John