Originally Posted by
109jb
Forgot to mention. One thing I actually did this afternoon was I made a cupped washer to put over the splined end of the spindle shaft where that cap for the drawbar screws on. The drawbar cap can then be threaded on and use to convert the quill type shaft to a no-quill drive. The benefit of this is to make things a bunch quieter when I don't need the quill function. There are times when I need it and times when I don't. I use the quill on quicky jobs primarily when I'm using the mill as a drilling positioner. For my jobs I design on CAM I don't need the quill. It is a whole lot quieter with that on there. Next I will make a nut on the lathe to use instead of the drawbar cap.