Years ago I became dissatisfied with the compound hold down?arrangement?on my Commercial 12X36 and acquired a pair of cast iron pieces big enough to make a new crossfeed table. It was "T" slotted all the way across and the base of the compound was heavily modified to use four screws as a hold down system.I believe it doubled the stiffness of the lathe from tool to spindle. I mde "Yellow Pad" drawings (Still somewhere!) of all of the changes and these plus the second piece of cast iron were used by a friend to produce one that used a 10" Atlas compound that fitted a section of dovetail on one end of the new compound. I have?used and loved this?arrangement?for years. And I have?milled slots in the end of a 3 foot long cylinder head, a job too long for the Bridgeport mills! If there is any interest I will root round for my drawings and see if I can get them out to any interested parties!? Bill
On Sun, Jan 19, 2025 at 12:18?PM John W. via <firearms_engraving=
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I have a milling attachment built for an Atlas Clausing 12X36 gathering dust that I do not need, my mills do that kind of work better. It came with the lathe and I’ve never used it. Is this something you’d be interested in? If so, contact me offline or via DM.
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John W
