Finished up and tested drill spindle for milling in drill press.

I was pretty happy with the result. Even though there was runout in the spindle it milled a 3/16" slot in nylon, straight and accurate.

[@nervousnova6945]

Cool idea for turning a drill press into a light duty mill! I would anchor that thing good though, looks like its wobbling a bit.

[@pappys-tinkering]

Yeah I been meaning to pick up some concrete anchors. I'll probably need to cap the concrete also it is 3/4 inch out of flat. I'll get it done one day.

[@1pcfred]

With those drill vises you'll never get work to sit in them square. The movable jaw always lifts up. You can mitigate that somewhat with a round on the jaw. Just a cylinder you squeeze against the work. But eventually it'll drive you to get a real milling vise. Because not being able to square anything up is pretty annoying.

[@pappys-tinkering]

You are so right about that. It is not a case of it "will" drive me crazy, it already "has" driven me crazy. Those things are the biggest pieces of junk I've ever seen. Most really important jobs I clamp straight to the table or fixture if possible. "Mighty clamps" are my new favorite thing, I haven't bought any for the home shop yet but I've used them at work, wonderful product.

[@1pcfred]

@@pappys-tinkering I used drill press vises on my mill for too long. Often it didn't matter. But eventually I wanted to make square parts. The vise I have now is nothing great but it's a big improvement. It's actually a milling vise. Just not a good name brand one. More like no name brand. For me it's good enough.