That's really clever. I assume you bought the indexable turret and made the arm and stop units?
It might be advantageous to print small plastic labels and stick them on each drill chuck and stop, so if you get mixed up you always know that the #3 turret stop matches with the tool in the #3 chuck fo instance.
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I`ve got that covered. There are stamped station numbers on the turret, that match the ones on the stop index.
Yes, I did buy the turret. It came with an MT2 taper, but I removed it and cut it to 1.250" long and then turned that part down to a .625" straight shank. I used 7/8" drill rod, for the ram and bored the end to .625 x 1.250 deep. The .625 straight shank was inserted with lock-tite and a cross pin.
I bought the red castings, so I could keep my factory tailstock, as well as the SS turn buckle.
If you happen to know what the deck belt engagement lever looks like on 70s Craftsman 10/36 riding mower, then you know where my lever arm came from.
A few more photos might be in order. ----- In photo #4, you can just make out the #1 and the hash mark, on the side of the unit, where I can read it. It is between two of the chucks. The actual #1 chuck, is the one pointing at the lower LH corner of the photo. --- In photo #3, you can see the marks for the #1 stop. ---- John
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