Re: Drill-press for milling?

["Kevin R Eldredge" <kreld-at-juno-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

On Sat, 03 Jun 2000 12:55:13 -0600 Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> writes:
>Original Poster: "Dan and Nancy" <ntesla-at-logicsouth-dot-com> 
>
>

Hi Dan/Nancy

  This is my exact setup & it works well withen limits.   4 flute end
mills work best, and take off very little metal each pass.  It also helps
to be able to lock the spindle  stationary, or remove the rubber o-ring
on the spindle if it has one.  The chuck tends to bounce when the o-ring
is in place.  The first pass is pretty rough, but after a flat is
started, it smooths out.  I found best speed around 200 to 500 R.P.M.


Kevin E.


Hi all,
>I have a drill-press, some end mills, and an x/y milling vise.
>Would it be possible to mill flats on a motor armature for a 
>synchronous
>gap using this setup? The drill-press is fairly heavy duty.
>Thanks,
>Dan Kline
>ntesla-at-logicsouth-dot-com
>
>

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