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Saddle Stop for Raglan 5inch Lathe

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Meldonmech:
Hi Guys

            This lathe I bought came without a saddle stop, and after a period of time trying to purchase one unsuccessfully, decided to make one of my own design. I searched my metal store and found some odd pieces of 1/4 inch steel plate, and other odds and ends. Next came the measuring, this involved of recording the sizes of the distances from the top and edge of the front bed shear, to the apron trigger plunger.

chipenter:
The clubs got a mark one Little John , and thats has left and right stops that work realy well .

Meldonmech:
Off to the drawing board where I produced a full size side view sketch of the saddle stop.

                              Cheers for now  David

Meldonmech:
Hi Jeff

           I had a mark one Little John Lathe before the Raglan 5inch, it had lots of use during the 20 years I used it. It was not until I saw a friends Raglan 5 inch that I knew I had to have one.

                                                           Cheers  David

Meldonmech:
Hi Guys

                 I took a print off the sketch and stuck it onto two thicknesses of 1/4inch steel plate held together with finger clamps.  The holes were then drilled and the plates bolted together.  They then remained together while machining to shape. The central block was was then machined to shape.  The parts are shown in the pic.1. The pics 2 and 3 show the saddle stop on the lathe.  It functions very well and I have been satisfied with its performance.

                                                                     Cheers David

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