Thank you.? Changes the entire feel of the compound slide.? Making the elliptical thrust plate was the key to being able to incorporated the bearings, etc.? I did a similar large dial upgrade for a friend's SB 9 a few years ago, so I looked back at my drawings and photos.?
This is actually just temporary though, as I plan on installing direct read dials on both slides in the future.? and a came from .? The direct read dial has 200 graduations.? The cross slide dial currently on the the cross slide has 100, so once the direct read is installed, I'll take that 100 graduated dial and adapt it to the compound.? I will require making another thrust plate, as the boss is larger, so I'm keeping the mounting plate from this one.? I think I'll make the cross slide extended by lengthening the boss, which will proved room to include a thrust bearing on both directions.? The size of the boss on this compound precluded using two thrust bearings, so I'm using the ball bearing as both.?
Once all that is completed, I think I'll make this compound adaptation available.? Should be a direct replacement fit on another MK2 lathe at least, maybe the 618 as well.?
Rick
