There is a huge pile of those mill drills sitting in shops and garages collecting rust and dust and there is a reaon for it. Personally you couldn't give me one if I had to use it to make parts. Am a machine tool snob? Maybe but taking half a day to do an hour job and getting it close but not right does not suit my personality.
Three reasons not to own one, maybe 4, or maybe 5. Number 1- the primary issue I have with them is the reason I own a mill which is to make flat cuts on a work piece and end up AT A GIVEN SIZE measured in .001 increments. There no way to do this on a mill drill unless you add scales to it on the quill and good luck. After you add the scale and spend forever getting it set where you want it make a cut and report back how close you got it. Number 2- by the time you add a chuck and vise there isn,t enough distance between the quill and table to use it for anything but smallish parts. Number 3 it is very likely a step pulley drive, wouldn't have one in the shop unless it was converted to VFD,, more $$ to spend. Number 4, not enough table movement to work on anything but small parts. Number 5 they take up space in the shop while rusting away until you find a buyer. I WISH that somebody had made these points to me in a direct manner before I made the mistake of buying one. I now own a 9x49 knee mill.
Bottom line is a mill drill is OK if you are building models or working on parts that are the size of an egg cartom AND you have lots of time and patience, otherwise get knee mill, lots of them for sale used and new.
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