Drill Press Cross Slides
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Drill Press Cross Slides
I was looking around on the internet the other day and came across cross slides that mount to your drill press. Does anyone have one of these...and are they worth it? I'm a machining/fab major at school and don't have the money to buy a vert mill for the house, but I'd like to be able to do some machining, and thought this would be perfect, if it's worthwhile, I saw some that were accurate to a couple thou
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I have an inexpensive one on my drill press, I use it a lot for lining stuff up, beats clamping and reclamping. As far as using one for a mill, it would work, somewhat crudely, BUT the biggest limiting factor may not be the precision of the cross slide table but the slop in the drill press.
Extend the chuck all the way down, now grab it and see if there is any movement - any movement will mess with your precision.
Goodluck and have fun!
Extend the chuck all the way down, now grab it and see if there is any movement - any movement will mess with your precision.
Goodluck and have fun!
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Missalot said it well, there is a lot of vibration and bounce to a drill press. It depends on the bit to find it true while spinning.
But a cross slide would be handy if you have to drill 1/8" holes say every .500" or so.
But a cross slide would be handy if you have to drill 1/8" holes say every .500" or so.
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Yes a cross slide vise is one of the best additions you can make to your drill press, try to buy the largest one you can afford, but you can't really depend on a drillpress for many machining operations, it's not designed for side loads.
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They will chatter and beat up the bearings on the drill press, even those cheap import vertical mills are weak toys unless it's a high dollar miniature mill. Tooling costs more than the mills. I was lucky and came across a must buy and move from the building today auction item for $900 including a 10" rotating vice, a 9" x 42" Bridgeport Mill. I had the company Pitmann Boom truck
15 minutes from the auction, have Pitmann will travel.
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15 minutes from the auction, have Pitmann will travel.
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The drill press can't be used for milling for the above stated reasons plus there is no drawbar to hold the chuck or tooling in the spindle so the tooling will fall out ,-not a good thing.
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I was lucky and came across a must buy and move from the building today auction item for $900 including a 10" rotating vice, a 9" x 42" Bridgeport Mill. I had the company Pitmann Boom truck
15 minutes from the auction, have Pitmann will travel.
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Nice score Beemer!
15 minutes from the auction, have Pitmann will travel.
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Nice score Beemer!
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But I cry when I look at cutters and collets in machine catalogs, dang they ain't cheap. I got a 3 phase rotary converter for $85 because it's 3 phase, many people didn't bid because of that. Has a gearbox hanging on the right side of the table that still works. With the Tig, Mig, Bridgeport and Lathe I can keep the truck running. Have toys will play.
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Beemer Nut- Look around for an industrial salvage house for cutters etc. There is a place called AirParts in KC that has all kinds of tooling in bins that has been discarded and may be good for some purposes. I can spend hours in this place...
http://www.airpartsinc.com/
http://www.airpartsinc.com/
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Originally Posted by Beemer Nut
But I cry when I look at cutters and collets in machine catalogs, dang they ain't cheap. I got a 3 phase rotary converter for $85 because it's 3 phase, many people didn't bid because of that. Has a gearbox hanging on the right side of the table that still works. With the Tig, Mig, Bridgeport and Lathe I can keep the truck running. Have toys will play.
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From: "Islander"
A friend in Washington state told me about Boeing having used tools, machines and materials available to the public once a month. All cutters in like new condition used. I may have him shop for me. Thanks for leads.
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