using milling bits in a pillar drill
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i have a big bastard of a pillar drill, and got loads of milling heads (with threaded ends)

can i use these in my pillar drill if i get an mt3 adapter? is it 3/8 whitworth?

I dont want to do any horizontal work, just want to be able to make a flat spots/spot faces on stuff like blocks etc

cheers

joe

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sweet, just found this too

http://www.axminster.co.uk/product.asp?src...NC&pf_id=21342&

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I use these to hold the cutters:

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Sorry double post.

Edited by tomf on 16th Nov, 2008.

Yea there shouldnt be any reason why it shouldnt work, but adjust the pillar drill so its running at a slower speed as mills run quite slow.

i can knock it down to about 800rpm, and has a 950W motor, im working with cast iron, so should be ok i hope

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Just take small cuts and slow feeds and you should be fine. Oh and if your can hook up some kind of lubricant/coolant even better.

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well, i havent milled anything since first year uni 6 years ago, so today had a blast at milling my centre main cap

took most of the hump off using the angle grinder, leaving about 1 to 2mm to mill away

set the drill up with a compound table i got from axminster for about 70 notes, and set the drill to 120rpm

the drill:





results were great, i wasnt sure whether it would be up to the job of doing a mains cap, but it was no trouble at all to it, there was a little bit of chatter as the compound table was bolted tot he usual adjustable drilling table which was sturdy but not 'rock solid' so deflected a tiny but and gave a slightly rough finish, but lots of wd40 helped there and it wasnt anything a quick rub on a stone afterward couldnt fix

took a few vids

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ2d_AVygqU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5V3iBVNmgk

mic'd up the cap before hand and it hasnt deformed at all, the top is perfectly flat, and its the same thickness end to end (give or take a couple of though), all in all pretty pleased with myself haha

Edited by joeybaby83 on 6th Dec, 2008.

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how come you took such a deep cut imo that is why you are geting so much tool chatter, Iwould recomend that you take several light cuts at a slightly higher tool speed you will get a much smother finish and a lot less tool chatter

cheers paul, need all the advice i can get

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heres a pic of the finish on the cap





what do you reckon? it was on 120rpm, what sort of speed would be best?

Edited by joeybaby83 on 7th Dec, 2008.

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oh, also, what sort of end mill is best for this sort of work?

i have loads, some slot end, some with 4 cutting edges etc, all the gear no idea haha

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It looks to me as if you were feeding too quickly from the tool marks on the job.As you dont have the power or rigidity of a proper mill, you have to go very slowly.