Mini Lathe milling atachment

[Tin Falcon]

A question came up about making a milling attachment for a 7 x 10 mini lathe. This is not something I have made or have used so I am no expert but here is some links that should help.

Varmint Al's mini lathe page
http://www.varmintal.com/alath.htm
Here is another home made one
http://www.gizmology.net/millattach.htm
And another link
mill

Tin

 

[Capt Turk]

The milling attachment I have for my lathe is a Palygren(spelling), not a homemade one. I can only say that it's like trying to mill on a rubber table. Anything more than the absolute tiniest cut is a complete exercise in frustration. After one use, I went and bought a milling machine. The Palygren has set on the floor under the lathe ever since.

If you can build one that has some "real" meat behind it, it might be useful.

 

[mklotz]

I think you mean Palmgren and not "Palygren".

I have one and used it on my (12") lathe before I had a milling machine. While it's certainly not meant for hogging, I had no trouble making some fairly intricate pieces with it.

Success with a milling attachment depends mightily on the rigidity of the lathe. Locking unused gibs and snugging the one used is essential.