Darren;
I'm sure I'll be corrected by many people, but my mini mill is not
at its best trying to drill over 1/2 inch. You can use a boring head to make
a hole that big, but you would be better off with a larger machine. You are
in the NYC area, and there a lot of used equipment dealers around there. Buy
a used drill press for drilling holes, and a used mill for milling.

gary


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Since there are no places near me that sell used machines of the type I
need, it looks as though I'll have to gamble on ordering something new
over the internet.

At the most extreme, I'll need to be able to drill 1-1/2" holes through
1/4" thick stainless steel, space and weight are a big issue, to the
best of my abilities I've narrowed the choices down to a Grizzly G7943
drill press and a Mini Mill/Drill(if I can find a suitable one).

Since I'll need to make parts of various shapes and sizes I thought
that a mill/drill might be a plausible option. But I've discovered that
there may be books that show how to do milling on a drill press with
the proper jigs and attachments, so I may just stick with that idea.

Is there anyone here that has had a lot of experience with using a
drill press as a milling machine? If so, advice would be appreciated.

Thanks a lot.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.