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My Millrite came with no knee crank. I've been using a crescent wrench to move it up and down.
Not finding a used one after months of looking, I ordered a new crank and handle from Grizzly, which appears to be a BP clone. It's a nice chromed thing, with spinner handle.
Now I need to get the approx .500" round bore to a 5/8" square bore to fit the knee.
I'm wondering what bore the Bridgeport uses, and if I ought to buy the short adapter that the crank "teeth" engage?
Either way, I need to turn a round bore into a square one.
For tools, I have everything but a shaper and "one of those things that drills square and hex holes whose name escapes me".
I have lathes in various sizes, and the Millrite and a minimill.
I have a nice broach set, but I can't figure out a way to use that for this purpose.
I expect I'll end up setting up a shaping setup on mill or lathe and cut it that way.
If not, I'm down to a square file.
Thoughts, suggestions, alternatives welcome
Not finding a used one after months of looking, I ordered a new crank and handle from Grizzly, which appears to be a BP clone. It's a nice chromed thing, with spinner handle.
Now I need to get the approx .500" round bore to a 5/8" square bore to fit the knee.
I'm wondering what bore the Bridgeport uses, and if I ought to buy the short adapter that the crank "teeth" engage?
Either way, I need to turn a round bore into a square one.
For tools, I have everything but a shaper and "one of those things that drills square and hex holes whose name escapes me".
I have lathes in various sizes, and the Millrite and a minimill.
I have a nice broach set, but I can't figure out a way to use that for this purpose.
I expect I'll end up setting up a shaping setup on mill or lathe and cut it that way.
If not, I'm down to a square file.
Thoughts, suggestions, alternatives welcome