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Cross slide tool/mounting plate for the Boxford |
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NickG:
Wow, those are somewhat of a bargain! |
bigmini:
--- Quote from: Chuck in E. TN on January 13, 2011, 11:05:43 AM ---Anyone done something like this for a Chinese 7x? Chuck in E. TN --- End quote --- I made this for my 8x16 (Titan T210) which is Chinese and has a similar compound to a 7" mini lathe. The original compound slide mounting is designed to take a milling adaptor, but the cross slide runs out of travel. I built this to fix the problem but I haven't really tried it out yet. I have some concerns about rigidity. The plate is cold rolled 1020G and is 15mm thick by 75mm wide. The ugly looking ground out bit is clearance for the oil ports and the mounting for the cross slide nut. I needed this so the plate would sit flat on my lathe. The milling adaptor normally bolts on where those foreground holes are in the second picture. Doing it as shown, the full cross slide travel is available. So far no modification has been made to the lathe itself, but if I get problems with rigidity I might drill and tap some holes at the far end of the cross slide to hold it down better. My concern is that those hole swill fill up with swarf when not in use. Also, you can see in the second photo how thin the cross slide actually is. It wouldn't be hard to repurpose this to mount anything you want. It's just a matter of drilling the holes. |
andyf:
So far no modification has been made to the lathe itself, but if I get problems with rigidity I might drill and tap some holes at the far end of the cross slide to hold it down better. My concern is that those hole swill fill up with swarf when not in use. Also, you can see in the second photo how thin the cross slide actually is. [/quote] Hi Bigmini, If you put the "far end" bolts back in their holes after removing the plate, they'll keep the swarf out, and you won't lose 'em. Andy. |
fluxcored:
Hi Chris, Does that plate sit flush on top of your cross slide and is it fastened to the cross slide bmo the spigot only? Regards. |
raynerd:
Yes, it sits flush to the cross slide. When the two large brub screws are tightened, it forces in 2 angled pieces into the taper of the spigot. That holds the table in place and also forces it down flush onto the cross slide. This is exactly how the entire compound slide is fastened to the cross slide. Hope that helps. Chris |
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