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Hi guys, I want to make a vertical spindle milling attachment for my 12 x 16 lathe. I'm thinking along the lines of a rigid column that clamps to the bed just in front of the chuck , with chuck removed fit a pulley for a belt drive with a couple of idler pulleys at the back of the column to get the belt running horizontal to a pulley on the top of the vertical spindle. fit the spindle with a suitable collet system and vertical movement. Does any one have any plans or suggestions. the whole thing will have to be made on the lathe, as I don't have enough room to set up a mill in my shop. I could then use the cross slide as the mill table.