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What do these specs mean? Gauge plate.

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John Hill:
Cliff, the available space on the top of the cross slide is 120mm x 210mm and there is a maximum thickness of 13mm before interfering with the swing of the compound.  A plate of that size could be left in place which would be most convenient for day to day use.

If I decide that removing the compound when fitting and using the plate is not too inconveninet I could make the plate much longer, 120mmx 350mm and there would be no limit on the thickness.

The short plate I would fix semi-permanently by countersunk set screws into the top of the cross slide, for the long plate I could use the compound fixing bolts at one end and a couple of screws at the other.

The short plate would impose many limitations on what could be mounted due to the very reduced forward space available with the compound still mounted.

Whatever I use I think it needs to have a reliably true top surface and not subject to distortion through the use of clamping bolts etc.

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