Power feed for mill table

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Re: Power feed for mill table

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You can get where you want to go but seriously doubt it will be bolt-on
Too many things going on to bother listing them.
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Have a nice day,

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Emfinger,
This power feed will work on your Rockwell! Think "outside the box". Put this unit on the LEFT hand side of your mill table. Just remove the handle from the lead screw and attach the drive gear that comes with this unit. follow the instructions and install on the end of your table. I've had this unit since last December and use it every day cutting aluminum AND steel. It has rapid traverse for fast movement of the table and a full feed adjustment for cutting anything. Available from Amazon for $385. It was only $275 last year. Made by Shars (China) and distributed from Chicago. You might have to make a bushing for the leadscrew (depending on the diameter). The drive gear is 17mm ID on the gear. And you might have to make an adapter for the gear to the drive collar on the lead screw. But this was easily done with my lathe and the mill combined.

If you need more pictures of my install and some installation tips, just ask and I can post them. BTW, this unit is on my 41 year old ENCO Mill/Drill. I was really sorry it took me forty years to finally put a power feed unit on this machine. Once you have it installed, you WILL use it everyday!!

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No picture, just a site that wants me to sign up for. Is that what you want me to do?
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Re: Power feed for mill table

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I have never liked posting photos on this website! It NEVER works the same way twice.

Send me your email address and I will send you ALL of the photos I have of the Shars unit I installed on my Enco mill/drill. These units are great for all small mills OTHER than Bridgeport or Bridgeport clones.

My email address is: grmstd@gmail.com
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Re: Power feed for mill table

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YouTube has a video showing a x axis power feed on the 21-100.
It sure looks to me to be an aftermarket power feed similar to the "wen" type power feed.

Do a search for "Rockwell 21-100" and it pops right up
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Yes Mike it pops right up.

However none of the flicks show putting a power drive on a 21-100 or did I miss it?
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Re: Power feed for mill table

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Yes, one of the videos has it installed already.
Search for "Rockwell Vertical Mill".
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Looking at one of the video's it appears to be made by "Central Machinery"
What is the diameter of the x axis screw at the point where the keyway is cut?
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Re: Power feed for mill table

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If the kit has this mounting it is for a Bridgeport.
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