From: Snag_one@msn.com   
      
   On 3/3/2026 6:08 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:   
   > "Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:10o7gbv$2c6df$1@dont-email.me...   
   >   
   > I alluded to this in my initial write up, but I'm not afraid to spend a   
   > few hours extra making something if its going to save me 20/30 minutes   
   > every time I set it up and use it.   
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   > I could use a motorized vertical spindle for light indexed spot drilling   
   > and milling on the lathe, as some parts are too large for collet block   
   > chucks. Though maybe too fast and feeble for hole sawing adapting a   
   > Porter-Cable laminate trimmer to the lathe milling vise attachment looks   
   > promising. A lathe milling vise could become your spindle mount and   
   > leadscrew feed.   
   >   
      
      At one time P-C marketed an offset base with the offset spindle   
   driven by a cogged drive belt . That type setup could be used to reduce   
   spindle speed . IIRC those trimmers ran at around 22k RPM , way too fast   
   for most drilling/spotting operations .   
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