Re: Drill-press for milling?

["Steve Bell" <steve-at-breakfix.demon.co.uk> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

Hi Dan,

It would certainly be possible.  The aluminium and iron in the rotor are
soft and easy to machine.  Keep your cutting rate low and you won't have any
problems.

Steve Bell (Swindon, UK)
steve-at-breakfix.demon.co.uk
http://www.breakfix.demon.co.uk


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Subject: Drill-press for milling?


> Original Poster: "Dan and Nancy" <ntesla-at-logicsouth-dot-com>
>
> 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
>
>