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Extension cross slide


 

Looks great, Dave!

On Friday, February 16th, 2024 at 8:03 PM, davesmith1800 <davesmith1@...> wrote:

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Here photos of the exstension in use.?
Nice have the longer feed cross slide

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Here photos of the exstension in use.?
Nice have the longer feed cross slide

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Here a side view of nut.
Also option for adjustable nut too.


 

New cross slide nut?
Has a built in oiler and set for tapper attachment too.


 

Here the two parts finished need for the exstension.?


Dave


 

Here the screw being thread?



Finish?



In the lathe ready for other end to be turned?



Dave?


 
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I add a few notes to help you if plan on building the exstension.?
It is in a PDF file for clearer printing?

Dave

FYI?
On my searching I found exstension files dating back to 1990's on the internet. It is a question why the manufacturers have changed this in over 25 years of manufacture.


 


?T 7:43pm? ?A lathe basically is just a horizontal milling machine and with the right setups and/or attachments it to can be used as a milling machine. Just as you have stated in your post.
Have A Great Day??
Tracy Ranson
I post so any does not mill can make part.?
This project can done without a mill.?
Almost first 10 years I had no mill and had use the lathe as a mill.?

Dave


 

A lathe basically is just a horizontal milling machine and with the right setups and/or attachments it to can be used as a milling machine.? Just as you have stated in your post.

Have A Great Day??
Tracy Ranson


On Fri, Jan 26, 2024 at 5:28?PM davesmith1800 <davesmith1@...> wrote:
For any what to this you do not need a mill
Here photo in chuck for flat.
Note drill after you turn it flat as hard to line in a three jaw chuck.

Dave?

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For any what to this you do not need a mill
Here photo in chuck for flat.
Note drill after you turn it flat as hard to line in a three jaw chuck.

Dave?


 

Sorry, has been taken.

On Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 06:38:55 PM PST, davesmith1800 <davesmith1@...> wrote:


Here drawing using to make cross slide exstension.??
I am move the nut 1" [25.4mm] and making a longer screw.
I simplified by not installing a power feed.?
I do not use power cross feed that mush.

The PDF file prints better



Dave

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The old screw is my screw and compare to your screw.?

Dave?


 

Here drawing using to make cross slide exstension.??
I am move the nut 1" [25.4mm] and making a longer screw.
I simplified by not installing a power feed.?
I do not use power cross feed that mush.

The PDF file prints better



Dave


 

Up date drawing.?
It has a drawing of old screw showing the addition 1" [25.4mm].?
I have start work on two parts need.

Dave?


 

Now get ready to make feed screw and spacer. Just got follower rest and install it . Mill on carriage is not need for this modification?

Any last comments?

Dave?


 

Received my follower rest today.?
It had bent screw it was one could buy and Amazon had turn for new one. So now be getting before Jan 4

Dave?


 

I did print off the page?
Looks great?
I order the tooling I need before Christmas and getting the tooling tomorrow or Friday?
I am glad to see some else did same way.

All need to do is make a new screw and a 1" [25.4mm ] spacer.?

Thank you?

Dave?

Bruce J
The whole process from Old_toolmaker https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/mini-lathe-cross-slide-bearing-modification-travel-extension-69767#post118865
Homemadetools.net is a very worthwhile site to peruse..
--?
Bruce Johnson


 

I updated my drawing
It now 1" [25.4mm] spacer?
So the stoke is 4.25"?


Dave


 

I did read how did the extension?
It about same I was planning?
Nice see someone else doing the same way
Below is what he wrote.
The photos he post in photo section here

Thank you?
Dave?

Mini Lathe Cross Slide Bearing Modification & Travel Extension
The cross slide of my 7 x 16 mini lathe never had a nice smooth feel to it since I removed it from the box. I designed this new bolt on cross feed assembly to solve several issues. Some of the new features are: (1) added a ball thrust bearing. (2) Added 3/4" cross slide travel toward the operator with no need to machine out clearance in the saddle casting. (3) New longer, tighter tolerance cross feed screw (4) New bronze 3/8-20 L.H. nut with integral dowel and oil port. (5) New slip ring micrometer dial. (6) Backlash can be adjusted and maintained at less than .002". (7) New hand wheel which is extended out toward the operator to minimize interference with the carriage hand wheel. (8) Hand scraped cross slide mating surfaces improving parallelism and squareness to the lath axis. It has made a dramatic improvement to the lathe. My next project is to do a similar improvement to the compound slide. The picture below shows the comparison of the original screw assembly to the new version.


 

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On Dec 27, 2023, at 7:28 AM, davesmith1800 <davesmith1@...> wrote:

Here photos from photo section I just found today on what planing on doing

Dave?

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The whole process from Old_toolmaker?

?is a very worthwhile site to peruse..

--?
Bruce Johnson

"Wherever you go, there you are." B. Banzai, PhD