mill cutter pillar drill

[r_chez_08]

could a mill cutter be used in a pillar drill, as normal drill buts wont easily cut straight through cylinder material, like circle bar/ tube.

 

[1992suburban]

pillar drill???

 

[freakboy]

Drill press?

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

im thinking he means end mill in a drill press? You could use one in a drill press, buy you cant use it to mill parts, how will you move the part up and down the y/x/z axis while its clamped?

 

[freakboy]

the part on the drill press that goes down would have to do that. mine has a little adjustment that you can use so it dont go down to far.

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

that takes care of the z axis, what about x and y? it wouldnt exactly be precision haha, "accurate within 2 inches" lol.

 

[freakboy]

lol i dont see it working well if you want a mill http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6drMZqmyXQc
there u go

 

[1992suburban]

make sure its a center cutting endmill if your are planning on plunge cutting

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

You can't mill with a drill press, the chuck wont stay on. You can however use a milling cutter in a drill like manner, for making holes in places a twist bit cannot handle.

 

[r_chez_08]

You can't mill with a drill press, the chuck wont stay on. You can however use a milling cutter in a drill like manner, for making holes in places a twist bit cannot handle.

thats what i meant, like lets say, drill a hole in some circular bar.
thanks

 

[r_chez_08]

lol i dont see it working well if you want a mill http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6drMZqmyXQc
there u go

good idea.

 

[freakboy]

If u wana drill down a toube get a vise for a drill press center it make sure its vertical and have at it go slow and use lots of lube.

 

[BillsVX]

A Cobalt Steel Center cutting end mill is a good place to start. I got mine from Grainger. You can use an X-Y drill press vise. Adjust it to get the play out of it to keep chatter to a minimum. Z-axis feed must be done very carefully. This is best with a thread-on drill chuck. If milling Aluminum, use a 3 Flute for optimum chip removal. Keep your spindle speed around 2500-3000RPM. 4 Flute will also work. With any of them...work very slowly.
Keep in mind you're not going to be able to duplicate with any accuracy what a milling machine will do. But, for evening up a surface, etc. It'll do in a pinch.

 

[Orange Krate]

make sure its a center cutting endmill if your are planning on plunge cutting

And set your stop so it doesn't pull deeper than you want or have chatter in the bottom.