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Despite being ill looks like you're cooking on gas to me. The milled slots look good too, no doubt a lot cleaner than if I tried with the pillar drill and files.
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I think you could do them just as easily on a pillar drill, with the right set up. Quite convenient to just plunge an end mill through and cut them out though.
Mine is a version of this - you should treat yourself!
I will cave and buy a DRO at some point because it's painful counting turns without one. Don't really need it for this though.
Jung
Humbug. Got a filthy cold and confess turning dials and sweeping up while feverish is no fun. Got the end caps finished and the axle inserts nearly done. After that I’ve got to make some inserts to hold the needle rollers for the pivot end, then I can get cutting and pasting.