Gear update

[iron man]

Ray,

I have been thinking of doing something just like this but there is a bit of a chicken and egg thing going on.
(need a milling machine to make a milling table)

I have been thinking about mounting an small angle plate in place of the compund slide, still on the original cross slide.
Then mounting a small cross slide vice on the agnle plate. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/200708250650?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
And using tool olders in the head stock more taper http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/140976797909?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

This would let me do small milling jobs but I'd still be unable to mill gears unless I mounted a dividing had on my angle plate but then it's just getting rediculous

It would be better mounted direclty on a T slot cross slide like the one you mentioned.

I have seen Altas milling attachments but they are hard to find and expensive to ship "down under".
The vice on those attachments always looks particularly small to me.
Thanks for the link to the T slot table.

David

You may want to consider one of these a friend of mine purchased one and I was surprised at the quality.. Ray

http://www.grizzly.com/products/6-x-18-1-2-Compound-Slide-Table/G8750

 

[Privateer]

I can second that, I have had my hands on one at the local Grizzy showroom, and it was very smooth, with little noticeable backlash. I hadn't bought one because I hadn't yet figured out how to mount it to my lathe. :LOL:

Terry

 

[iron man]

I have often wondered if these small milling machines can do real work.
It appears the answer is Yes.

I might have to make some more room in my Shed!

I was surprised as well what can be done on these small machines I have modified it to make it a bit better but the raw material is there sometimes it just needs some tweeking.