Powered drawbar?

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I feel your pain oldgoaly. Literally. I have shoulder issues as well and the very same reason I added a power drawbar to my mill. The ones that use a set of remote buttons to control the the impact gun are very handy indeed. But they also add to the cost and complexity of the system.

I chose to go with a mechanical lever operated unit to cut down the cost, and reduce the chances of having leaks or failures with the remote hardware. Someone will probably say that they never fail, but at least I know it will never be a problem for me. If you want the controls very low on the machine go with the remote set-up.

My unit is actually designed for a Bridgeport and would bolt directly to your mill - but since I have a rinky-dink clone I had to adapt it to my machine. Still the best thing I have done to my mill, considering the shoulder issues.


You won't need a riser on your machine like I did.