I'd start with something like this for the shaft/spindle:

http://www.mscdirect.com/MSCCatLooku...rodID=03732393

and then you can use anything with a #2 Morse Taper such as the end mill
holders that Harbor Freight sells for $10 each:

http://www.harborfreight.com

search for "MT2". They also have an MT2 collet holder but I don't know what
type of collets it holds. It would also allow you to use a drill chuck on a
#2 Morse Taper.

Seems to me it would be much more useful this way rather than limit it to
just holding one specific size of end mill.

Best Regards,
Keith Marshall


"I'm not grown up enough to be so old!"


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Toolpost thingy to mill/drill/grind/etcetera:

1.5 x 2 x 3.5 inch block mounted on the toolpost stud, spindle hole
drilled
on the centreline of the lathe, small motor mounted on the other end and a
few pulleys to connect it to the spindle.

I'll need a simple collet to hold mill cutters with a 3/8" shank. Right
now
I'm thinking of a nut with an internal cone and a collet that sits in a
hole
drilled in the end of the spindle, like a large version of a pin-vise; but
should I be using the flat which is ground on the cutter shanks?
Suggestions on the whole arrangement are welcome.

What kind of bearings and arrangement of same should I use for the spindle
that will turn the cutter?

Anything else I should figure out before the hacksaw stage?