I have to keep a customer's drill press quill from rotating even a half a degree while they are performing a process with a long multiple spindle head. Because of the part's shape, drill bushings are not an option. We told them to get a split clamp and build a support structure off the machine's column but they don't want to do this either.
Context: Anyone have any creative ideas for this one? Imagine clamping a
36" bar to the quill. grab the ends. If you turn the bar like a giant T-Handle, you can "rotate" the quill a bit. At the ends of the bar, the movement is magnified quite a bit. We need to lock that quill in place so that it strokes but does not rotate.We are suggesting they move over to a Bridgeport which seems to have very little movement... But I'd love to have a secondary suggestion in case they don't have access to one.
Regards, Joe Agro, Jr. (800) 871-5022 (908) 542-0244 Automatic / Pneumatic Drills: