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Rep_AL - The screws are 3mm. I have been using my mill recently for work on brass, so I have not been too worried about the pulley mounting and have not had any problems with it yet. I did not measure the thickness of the wall, but it is pretty thin - from memory only - I would say between 5 and 6 mm. I would still like to pull the spindle out of mine and add a couple more screws sometime.
compsurge - yes, you are correct - I did just use a set screw in the keyway. The 6-32 did not work out, so I ended up going with a 10-32. It holds now. I'd love to cut a proper keyway in the pulley and do it right but I'm just not there yet. Oh - and yes, the shaft of the motor (including the keyway) wasn't very pretty! The stand is working OK for me right now - I actually need to work on the shop floor so that I can get it sitting a lot more solid!
I have a round column mill/drill that I use for heavier projects, so I keep the work on the 704 on the lighter side. the heaviest thing I have been doing lately is cutting a radius on .75 x 1.25 blocks of brass using a small rotary table and a .5 end mill.
compsurge - yes, you are correct - I did just use a set screw in the keyway. The 6-32 did not work out, so I ended up going with a 10-32. It holds now. I'd love to cut a proper keyway in the pulley and do it right but I'm just not there yet. Oh - and yes, the shaft of the motor (including the keyway) wasn't very pretty! The stand is working OK for me right now - I actually need to work on the shop floor so that I can get it sitting a lot more solid!
I have a round column mill/drill that I use for heavier projects, so I keep the work on the 704 on the lighter side. the heaviest thing I have been doing lately is cutting a radius on .75 x 1.25 blocks of brass using a small rotary table and a .5 end mill.