Hi,
Well this was a nice newbie project and i learned a great deal from it.
To finish it up i very carefully measured the the hole pattern on the foot of the lathe. Being careful here really paid off because it fit just like i wanted it. Equal space on the front and ends and a more on the back. Drilled and tapped #10-32 holes 1/2 deep top and bottom. On the top, i used 1" long set screws to act as studs.
Then a little clean up with a file and 600 paper and done.
Here are several pictures for ya.
... and a close up of the ridges (that sort of match the Taig base) produced by the fly cutter.
Thank you HMEM members for the encouragement,
tim
Well this was a nice newbie project and i learned a great deal from it.
To finish it up i very carefully measured the the hole pattern on the foot of the lathe. Being careful here really paid off because it fit just like i wanted it. Equal space on the front and ends and a more on the back. Drilled and tapped #10-32 holes 1/2 deep top and bottom. On the top, i used 1" long set screws to act as studs.
Then a little clean up with a file and 600 paper and done.
Here are several pictures for ya.
... and a close up of the ridges (that sort of match the Taig base) produced by the fly cutter.
Thank you HMEM members for the encouragement,
tim