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UnaClocker · 03-17-2002, 05:20 AM

There is a slight possibility the bearing in the drill press will not be happy about it being used as a mill. They normally only deal with downward force, not side to side force like a mill would experience.. But hey, it's worth a shot, yeah, grab some endmill drill bits, and knock yourself out. You'll have to do alot of repositioning of the material since your bed only moves in 1 axis, but still beats most drill presses. I assume you have a vice of some sort on your drill press, to hold the material in place. If not, guess you'll be using C-clamps or something.. I knew a guy that used to use LOTS of epoxy on his mill.. heh, but he was only cutting lexan..

03-17-2002, 05:20 AM	#3
UnaClocker Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 514	There is a slight possibility the bearing in the drill press will not be happy about it being used as a mill. They normally only deal with downward force, not side to side force like a mill would experience.. But hey, it's worth a shot, yeah, grab some endmill drill bits, and knock yourself out. You'll have to do alot of repositioning of the material since your bed only moves in 1 axis, but still beats most drill presses. I assume you have a vice of some sort on your drill press, to hold the material in place. If not, guess you'll be using C-clamps or something.. I knew a guy that used to use LOTS of epoxy on his mill.. heh, but he was only cutting lexan.. __________________ The UnaClocker Watercooler Extraordinaire! Overclock till it goes BOOM!