Plans for a quill vertical head for the mill?

[RainbowsParticipant @rainbows]

As seen recently on the classified my friend was on the look out for a small mill. Ended up finding a Centec 2 for £280 inc delivery. Gotta be said I am somewhat jealous its probably better than my Denbigh.

Issue is he would prefer a vertical mill and the milling heads are expensive and currently nowhere to be find. I get the vested interest here of having a milling machine to use in sheffield as well as a compensation package if I make him one.

Fixed head would be easy, don't think I would have too many issues making one of them. Ideally though we want a quill head. Something like the centec head with its lever and fine feed would be perfect but I have no idea how they are made.

Has anyone got a build log of making a vertical head? Or just a good clear diagram or exploded view of one.

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[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

To make one like the centec would be a big undertaking. If Warco would sell the bits separately have you considered fitting the head from one of their VMC machines? It goes quite a bit faster, and the Centec head does tend to get a bit hot if run at it's 1400 rpm top speed for any length of time. you can get R8 taper in the Warco as well.

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