[Jewelry making - Article 00018] - Re: [Orchid] Drill Press Advice

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Jennifer,

    While it will never be as accurate as a "dedicated" manual milling
    machine, yes - you can perform milling operations with a drill press.
    We use both a "real" manual mini-mill and a converted drill press in
    my wax modeling workshops. 

    You can make drill press do milling operations by truing the table
    to the quill and adding an X/Y cross-slide vise. Ours is made from a
    cheap Harbor Freight drill press and one of their smallest
    cross-slide vises. Total cost for both items was around $70 ($39 +
    $29 on "sale") - plus about an hour to true up everything and tighten
    the gibs on the cross-slide. 

    Works fine to square up wax blocks and slabs. Not as accurate as a
    "real" mill, but accurate enough for those students who are on a
    limited budget... 

    CNC stands for Computer Numerically Controlled. It refers to
    computer guided milling, drilling and lathe operations. Before there
    were computers to drive them there were (and still are) manually
    controlled machine tools. 

Brian P. Marshall
Stockton Jewelry Arts School
Stockton, CA USA
209-477-0550
www.jewelryartschool.com

 
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