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Milling attachment for mini lathe
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Just got my milling attachment for my new lathe.? Dave?  
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Except for the second handle that looks identical to the one for
the Taig lathe .
animal
On 12/7/23 8:52 AM, davesmith1800
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Just got my milling attachment for my new lathe.?
Dave?
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It made in China.?
They do there designing by just copying a good product.?
It cost $59.00 free shipping.?
It part of my down sizing It nice to have some type mill.?
The next part is mounting to lathe.?
The first is to mount the tool post. The compound that came lathe was to high so got one that fits but is off a 7" lathe just right hight.
Dave?
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I have the same ( or similar clone) ?one, I made a small pallet with a piece of ?” plate to attach to my cross slide in place of the compound. The screws shown fit into the mount for the compound, and there are two more ?on the far side if the vise that go into threaded holes that I made in the cross-slide. ?The attachment itself is mounted with two tapped holes in the pallet matching the ones in the base. I intend to make a rear-mounted cut-off tool that will mount on a similar pallet with the same mounting pattern.?
It worked pretty well this shows a test piece (the one in the back) and an actual part (a new tailstock center for my wood lathe, the keyway is ?” done in three passes, iirc ) I clamped it in my magnetic vise round-stock jaws I made a long time ago for my bench vise. I overshot the first pass by a bit.
The new next to the old?
Ted Hansen’s Complete Mini-Lathe Workshop from Village Press has a bunch of good info about milling operations on the mini lathe (among an enormous amount of other info)
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On Dec 7, 2023, at 1:47 PM, davesmith1800 <davesmith1@...> wrote:
It made in China.?
They do there designing by just copying a good product.?
It cost $59.00 free shipping.?
It part of my down sizing It nice to have some type mill.?
The next part is mounting to lathe.?
The first is to mount the tool post. The compound that came lathe was to high so got one that fits but is off a 7" lathe just right hight.
Dave?
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Bruce Johnson
The less a man knows about how sausages and laws are made, the easier it is to steal his vote and give him botulism.
On Dec 7, 2023, at 3:42 PM, Bruce J via groups.io <bruce.desertrat@...> wrote:
I have the same ( or similar clone) ?one, I made a small pallet with a piece of ?” plate to attach to my cross slide in place of the compound. The screws shown fit into the mount for the compound, and there are two more ?on the far side if the vise that go into threaded holes that I made in the cross-slide. ?The attachment itself is mounted with two tapped holes in the pallet matching the ones in the base. I intend to make a rear-mounted cut-off tool that will mount on a similar pallet with the same mounting pattern.?
Forgot to mention that this design makes it very simple to accurately clamp workpieces in the attachment; remove the four screws holding it to the cross-slide and clamp the whole thing ‘on it’s back’ I’m my bench vise where I can get to all sides with a square while tightening the jaws.
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Bruce Johnson
The less a man knows about how sausages and laws are made, the easier it is to steal his vote and give him botulism.
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I like photos posted?
It helps see how others did the setup.?
This not my first mill attachment.?
I had a Pamgram on 9A South Bend back in the 1960's.??
Then did not know what I was doing.??
I learn with Lathe , Drill press and welding equipment.? I did line boring with just ?" hand drill.?
?I did not have any one say can done.?
Dave?
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You can add plate for more work aera too.
It limit on stork to 2" x 3" . This should do almost everything needed for milling.??
When had Bridgeport with 48" table most was done 5"x5" in rare I need to take vise for larger work.? Now I am downsizing even my work.
Dave
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I need to either remove or extend the backsplash mounting ( Ted Hanson’s book has a how to on that) in order to get more working area, since the whole thing runs into the backsplash before I run out of cross feed screw. His book also has a nice mobile cabinet/lathe stand design for the 7x10 lathe, which is the one I have.
But that has to wait until I have the time/money to build my work shop so I can move out of the galley-like work area I’ve currently have in our unusable-as-a-garage garage :-/ Yes there’s a lathe in this picture, next to the drill press :-) I really do need to straighten my bench up.
You can add plate for more work aera too.
It limit on stork to 2" x 3" . This should do almost everything needed for milling.??
When had Bridgeport with 48" table most was done 5"x5" ir rare I need to take vise for larger work.? Now I am downsizing even my work.
Dave?
--? Bruce Johnson
"Wherever you go, there you are." B. Banzai, PhD
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I never thought the idea of a backsplash like that scaled down very well to a mini-lathe.? At some point, it just makes it too crowded for access even just for ease of cleaning.? Many other small lathes don't have any back splash at all.? Like the smaller Sherline, Taig, and Unimats.? And also, Prazi including some larger than the mini-lathe.
I think the back splash is a way to add perceived value and a more "industrial" look at a small cost with a cheap sheet metal part.
If you must have a back splash, you could remove it and fashion something to make it free standing so you could space it back from the lathe or make some back splash from scratch.
Charles E. "Chuck" Kinzer
On Friday, December 8, 2023 at 01:49:13 PM PST, Bruce J <bruce.desertrat@...> wrote:
I need to either remove or extend the backsplash mounting ( Ted Hanson’s book has a how to on that) in order to get more working area, since the whole thing runs into the backsplash before I run out of cross feed screw. His book also has a nice mobile cabinet/lathe stand design for the 7x10 lathe, which is the one I have.
But that has to wait until I have the time/money to build my work shop so I can move out of the galley-like work area I’ve currently have in our unusable-as-a-garage garage :-/ Yes there’s a lathe in this picture, next to the drill press :-) I really do need to straighten my bench up.
You can add plate for more work aera too.
It limit on stork to 2" x 3" . This should do almost everything needed for milling.??
When had Bridgeport with 48" table most was done 5"x5" ir rare I need to take vise for larger work.? Now I am downsizing even my work.
Dave?
--? Bruce Johnson
"Wherever you go, there you are." B. Banzai, PhD
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Looks like my shop and I use a wheelchair ! Well, I do have a clear area for my lathe and mill but that's about it.
george
On Friday, December 8, 2023 at 01:49:14 PM PST, Bruce J <bruce.desertrat@...> wrote:
I need to either remove or extend the backsplash mounting ( Ted Hanson’s book has a how to on that) in order to get more working area, since the whole thing runs into the backsplash before I run out of cross feed screw. His book also has a nice mobile cabinet/lathe stand design for the 7x10 lathe, which is the one I have.
But that has to wait until I have the time/money to build my work shop so I can move out of the galley-like work area I’ve currently have in our unusable-as-a-garage garage :-/ Yes there’s a lathe in this picture, next to the drill press :-) I really do need to straighten my bench up.
You can add plate for more work aera too.
It limit on stork to 2" x 3" . This should do almost everything needed for milling.??
When had Bridgeport with 48" table most was done 5"x5" ir rare I need to take vise for larger work.? Now I am downsizing even my work.
Dave?
--? Bruce Johnson
"Wherever you go, there you are." B. Banzai, PhD
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As I cant reach much behind the bench to the wall, I just use cardboard for everything. Backboard, under lathe swarf catchment, mill chip guards and such. I get a lot of cardboard boxes thus I can use and toss constantly. For me it provides easy clean up.
george
On Friday, December 8, 2023 at 02:06:02 PM PST, Charles Kinzer <ckinzer@...> wrote:
I never thought the idea of a backsplash like that scaled down very well to a mini-lathe.? At some point, it just makes it too crowded for access even just for ease of cleaning.? Many other small lathes don't have any back splash at all.? Like the smaller Sherline, Taig, and Unimats.? And also, Prazi including some larger than the mini-lathe.
I think the back splash is a way to add perceived value and a more "industrial" look at a small cost with a cheap sheet metal part.
If you must have a back splash, you could remove it and fashion something to make it free standing so you could space it back from the lathe or make some back splash from scratch.
Charles E. "Chuck" Kinzer
On Friday, December 8, 2023 at 01:49:13 PM PST, Bruce J <bruce.desertrat@...> wrote:
I need to either remove or extend the backsplash mounting ( Ted Hanson’s book has a how to on that) in order to get more working area, since the whole thing runs into the backsplash before I run out of cross feed screw. His book also has a nice mobile cabinet/lathe stand design for the 7x10 lathe, which is the one I have.
But that has to wait until I have the time/money to build my work shop so I can move out of the galley-like work area I’ve currently have in our unusable-as-a-garage garage :-/ Yes there’s a lathe in this picture, next to the drill press :-) I really do need to straighten my bench up.
You can add plate for more work aera too.
It limit on stork to 2" x 3" . This should do almost everything needed for milling.??
When had Bridgeport with 48" table most was done 5"x5" ir rare I need to take vise for larger work.? Now I am downsizing even my work.
Dave?
--? Bruce Johnson
"Wherever you go, there you are." B. Banzai, PhD
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Mine came from the factory with chip guard. Which nice looking.?
It is one reseons I purchased this one.
Dave?
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Here's my chip guard modification on Grizzly 7x12.? Needed more room when I got a compound upgrade so I bent it back at the base and made a bracket? to support the headstock end.? Worked out nicely with subsequent milling attachment.
On Friday, December 8, 2023 at 06:23:52 PM PST, davesmith1800 <davesmith1@...> wrote:
Mine came from the factory with chip guard. Which nice looking.?
It is one reseons I purchased this one.
Dave?
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Heartily agree! Mine is parked on the back of the bench, leaning against the wall while it waits to be used in something that needs a pre-painted piece of sheet metal.
Roy
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If get lucky and fined a old Real estate singe will do job for chip guard.?
Dave?
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Bruce,
I have an "excess" backsplash from a 7x16 that you can have for experimentation. Don't know where you are, but $10 + s/h?
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What do have for only $10.00
Dave?
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$10 7x16 Backsplash:  The holes along the top were for 0XA Holder Storage Blocks; I have a dozen (made in the USA the sticker says) I'll throw in for $6: 
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Looks great .
I have a AXA since 1970's.? They did not make the OXA size in the 1970's?
Thank you for photo
Dave?
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Can drill new holes to add AXA Holders (eBay item 204144301081, not mine): 
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davesmith1800
