Does anyone have a drill attachment to the mill handlewheels?

I cobbled this together to turn the handle on the compound table of my lathe when making short tapers. Saves on the carpel tunnel and finger tendonitis. Also makes smoother cuts than hand turning. Just 2 old cordless drills attached with a piece of heat softened PVC so the RPM is greatly reduced.
Where there's a will there's a way!
Aaron

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I was thinking of drilling through the nut that holds the handwheel and the thread itself and tap in a set screw. Then I just use a drill with the right sized socket to move the axis when I need to. Especially the Z axis, which is a pain in the butt.
 
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