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I ended up having to mount the head so the quill handle is between the head and the upper "X" axis. It's a real PITA when drilling. So I plan to make two modifications. I'll remove the round upper arm then machine a piece of cast iron to go into the hole and have a surface on which to mount the head so it faces me, like normal orientation on a BP. The addition of a 6" digital caliper as a Z axis DRO will also be part of the mod.
It does not have a backgear so I plan to also add a third pulley to double the available spindle speeds keeping the upper RPM as is and adding lower RPMs.
At this stage I was using the mill to finish up an adapter plate to mount a single phase motor on the X axis feed unit.
BTW, the head was made by B'port and the feed is a 1950's era BP unit.
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