Advice regarding Meddings M10 Bench Drill please

Hello all,

Recently I bought a Meddings M10 high speed bench drill, which I use for drilling very accurately placed holes, of small diameters (0.5-3mm) (I am a musical instrument maker), so it suits me really well.

However, as anybody who has seen one of these will know, there are no slots on the circular table to attach a vice to it. In lieu of using a small G cramp to attach a small vice onto the table, how is one meant to securely attach a vice to this machine?!

Also, the belt on the top is quite worn out. Would anybody know where I could find a replacement for such an old machine?

And finally, would anybody know where I could source an original instructions manual for this?

Many thanks.
Theo

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Welcome, Theo ... and congratulations on your wise purchase !

It appears that Meddings resolved that issue quite nicely on the MB10 version: **LINK**

http://www.lathes.co.uk/meddingsdrills1960/

... You might follow their example.

MichaelG.

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Edit: This may be a useful link ... https://www.meddings.co.uk/spare-parts/

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 10/07/2018 07:44:00

Hi Theo welcome to the forum. I would put holes as you need to suit your need, it depends on what you are holding and clamping. As to the belt there are many supliers just ask any local engineering supplier you just need the width length and take a picture on your phone as that may help.

David

If you don't want to machine the table you could superglue a plate on top that has a pattern of tapped holes in it. It would also be possible to invent a clamping method for said plate to avid the glue,

Further to the suggestion from Bazyle a separate plate with a grid of tapped holes mounted on the existing table I've used Thor labs aluminium breadboards for similar purposes with every satisfaction. I imagine there are other makes and sources.

Thor do a 6" diameter double density hole pattern one which might work well for you :- **LINK** . A bit spendy but all the holes are done for you, the black anodised aluminium finish is durable and the flatness is, in my experience rather better than specified. Having made grid of holes plates from scratch its a distinctly tedious job and, ideally, not something to be approached without a tapping head.

Clive

from the link it looks like a flat belt drive. If so you can use poly vee or toothed belts inside out. I suspect poly vee are cheaper.

Or give something back to Tony for the use we all make of his site buy getting a flat belt from him.

Poly vee used right way round make a good replacement for flat belts. The Vees are moderately soft and squidge down a bit giving excellent grip.

There are various thin, similar looking, lightweight plastic faced flat belting systems available but care is needed when choosing. Properties do vary as they are designed to work best over different ranges of load transmission and speed. Almost all are intended for high speed drives. The right one will work very well indeed.

Clive.

Edited By Clive Foster on 10/07/2018 10:30:39

I bought a new flat belt for mine from Meddings, my table had been drilled before I got it. If you prefer not to alter the table it is a very simple exercise for someone with a lathe to make a replacement to your specification. It could even be worthwhile to make a batch if you wanted to keep a setup you use regularly. The table lifts straight out when you loosen the clamp. An adaptor for a lathe faceplate could also be useful.

Mike