Replacement Spindle for benchtop milling machine

[magicniner]

I'd be really surprised if you couldn't get a local engineering company to do the press work for you.
My little benchtop mill is based on the Connect Contour, the smaller model than yours I think.
A 10mm Endmill holder gives me 8 1/2" Z clearance, ER11 collet chucks on short 10mm shanks take 1" of that, then add the cutter protrusion of choice.
I've profile cut stainless parts 12mm deep from solid with 6mm single and 2 flute cutters in an ER11 in the 10mm endmill holder, it's not fast but it does it and tool life is OK.


I'm in the process of machining a column to take an Emco milling head for a friend, he has a high speed spindle and it doesn't come down to low enough speeds with high enough torque to do much of what he wants,

- Nick