{"id":138,"date":"2024-04-01T23:39:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T22:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamonengineering.com\/?p=138"},"modified":"2024-04-01T23:40:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T22:40:04","slug":"milling-machine-post-5-a-working-power-feed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamonengineering.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/01\/milling-machine-post-5-a-working-power-feed\/","title":{"rendered":"Milling Machine Post 5 – A working power feed!"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, with my neighbours tap in hand and a borrowed tap kit from my father (which also included an M6x1.00 tap), we (my father and I) set off back to the workshop.<\/p>\n

Problem one was that the gearbox has handles on the opposing face to the motor mount, so it won’t lie flat on it’s front, and regardless of that, the box itself wouldn’t fit within the travel of my little pillar drill. I obviously needed the holes to be cut straight, so I made up a quick drilling block on the pillar drill and used that for the guide. I first used a 3mm drill bit, marking and drilling the new mounting ring first, and then marking the gearbox through the hole. I used a punch to create an indentation to locate the drill bit in, and then aligned the quickly made drill block:
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