Clay,
I agree with the other two responses. However, while I would not
purchase a milling attachment, you may wish to try the Varmint Al
homemade approach as an exercise. And to keep the cost of the
experiment down, instead of a small vise just make a device similar to
the multiple screw clamping unit of the Sieg milling atachment out of
either heavy channel or fabricate it with aluminum plate and cap
screws. Just attach it with a single bolt into the compound slide
toolpost threaded hole. The single bolt will allow rotation of the
"vise".
Craig
--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "ccarlile1 <ccarlile1@y...>"
<ccarlile1@y...> wrote:
I'm finally up and running with my new 7 X 12 and I am having
a ball! I would first like to thank all the 'old timers' (who are
probably much younger than I) for all the help I have already gotten
from their web sites and from the user groups on the Internet.
Unfortunately for my bank account, I have also found that
milling is almost a necessity in this hobby and I am looking for
alternatives to a milling machine. I discovered Varmit Al's site
and
the attachment he designed for a lathe and also found the $129
milling attachment at LittleMachineShop.com. Can anyone offer
comments on this approach to milling on the lathe -- both the pros
and cons?
Many thanks in advance, Clay
