MT is Morse taper, most tabletop drill presses don't have the ability to remove the chuck via a taper system most are threaded on to the spindle. Even Dremel bits can be used for milling work on some materials, however due to the small diameter they may require a collet system to hold securely, collet systems require a removable chuck they come in what know as MT1, MT2 ect. I probably have 200 end mills for all sorts of work for use on plastic, wood, aluminum, steel and titanium. I recommend using better brands for Metal work however. Below are links to some decent end mills that will work well for wood, but could also be used for metals. End mills Have flutes just like drill bits, those flutes carry waste material from the cutting surface the more flute the better the clearing of waste material. For our purpose though the flat end mill will suffice.
For our purpose we will need flat End Mills this means the end mills business end will mill flat there are also Ball end mills that can mill a rounded channel and that can be uses for mast and spar work if one wanted to use those.
There are more end mill types then I could ever post here they come in a wide range of sizes and profiles. section.Įnd Mills are the Cutting tools needed they are lake a drill bit they can bore straight into thing, but the biggest benefit is the ability to Plow through material using the side of the tool. I have also provided links to those clamp tools further down in the Milling tool Misc. The Amazon table is a much lower profile however it isn't a vice its a table and will require T slot clamping tools or a low profile machinist vice to secure your work. The Harbor freight vice's are fairly tall and is the reason a min. I own the 6" Milling Vice and the Amazon Milling table. Next you will need a Milling Vice also called a Cross slide vice or milling table below are links to where you can get them. I haven't used the WEN press but they make fairly decent stuff at affordable pricing. I have owned the Harbor freight Drill press's and didn't care for them below I linked 2 decent Drill press units that can be used for this. 10" press if you use the Harbor freight Mill vice, and 8" if you use the Amazon milling table. You will need a drill press I have a floor model Delta and a tabletop Ryobi I used the Ryobi for this demonstration because its in my ship building shop already. Ok so I want to first talk about the equipment you will need to perform this task and where to get it. I struggled to get my first one due to Price, I now have 2 one is a large Turret machine and I have a small mini harbor freight machine for small hobby work. I have a Milling machine so I don't have to use this method but not everyone can obtain a Milling Machine. First let me say I wanted to do this as a video but unfortunately my voice is gone and all I can get out is a low whisper so I figured I'd do this as a still image with much explanation on what's being done. Hello Folks I promised to make a post on how you can use your Drill press as a milling Machine so here it is.
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