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boxford-boy (Tony):
Hi all well this is my first serious project. ::)
It all started one cold and windy day I decide to get a vertical slide for my Boxford lathe so I rang Boxford.
        :lol:                                                      :scratch:
    £600 ++  Ouch. Picked myself of the floor. Had a think lots of Myford slides about. Rang RDG tools Ltd nice,helpful guy's.
Yes he would sell me one but?? , give the guy's at Home and Workshop Machinery a ring. Yes sir we have one but (there's always a but) and it's £180 and we don't have the universal base.   :thumbup:That's OK I said I only want it to fit my Boxford  :wack:
Without a base you have to fit it to the tool slide which makes it to high. So I rang them back and explained nice chaps Arr they said we'll have a look and give you a bell , I told him I would have a go and make one(This was before Christmas) which I did and finished it last night :clap:. Then they rang this morning to tell me it was on it's way (NICE CHAPS).
So here's some pic's











Keeping fingers crossed this works  Tony    :bugeye: :bugeye: :D

SPiN Racing:
Ohh Very Nicely Done :)

Cant wait to see it in action.  :thumbup:

bogstandard:
Tony,

Very nice indeed.

It is times like this, when the original equipment is too expensive, that you should have a go yourself, and it looks like you saved yourself loadsa.


Bogs

sbwhart:
Nice one Tony  :thumbup:

You've made yourselve a usful bit of kit  :clap:

Cheers
 :wave:
Stew

Divided he ad:
Cool....  :clap: 


Now what are you gonna make with it?  :D


How did you get the slot in there without a vertical slide Tony? Have you got a mill? ... Have you told us? did I miss it?


Just curious like always!  :)




Ralph.

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