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My Wholesale tools mill came with a hard to use quill handle. So I wanted to retrofit a bridge port style handle to it. This was not my idea a guy on another forum posted this idea.
The quill feed shaft on the mill.
Here is the handle I used. I ordered it from http://www.wttool.com/index/page/pr...eed+Handle+(WT)&update_continue_shopping=true I did replace the ball on the end.
Here you can see the pin and it retracted when you push the handle away from the machine.
This is the adapter to fit the shaft to the handle. The holes are for the pin to lock into. The grove is for the set screw on the handle to keep the handle from sliding off the end of the shaft.
This shows the clamp that holds it onto the quill feed shaft. Ed said this is called a split cotter clamp or some version of it. You really have to ape arm it to make it slip.
The adapter on the mill.
The handle on the adapter.
I never realized how nice these types handle are on a bridge port until I got this mill and it didn't have one.
Jeff
The quill feed shaft on the mill.
Here is the handle I used. I ordered it from http://www.wttool.com/index/page/pr...eed+Handle+(WT)&update_continue_shopping=true I did replace the ball on the end.
Here you can see the pin and it retracted when you push the handle away from the machine.
This is the adapter to fit the shaft to the handle. The holes are for the pin to lock into. The grove is for the set screw on the handle to keep the handle from sliding off the end of the shaft.
This shows the clamp that holds it onto the quill feed shaft. Ed said this is called a split cotter clamp or some version of it. You really have to ape arm it to make it slip.
The adapter on the mill.
The handle on the adapter.
I never realized how nice these types handle are on a bridge port until I got this mill and it didn't have one.
Jeff