The dreaded 5x4" Indian Myford mill attachment again.

[Lo-Fi]

Or an import X Y table would do at a pinch with some modification to remove the uneccesary axis.

Look to tie the angle plate into the tailstock as well as the carriage so the setup is like a knee mill on its back. It's so much more rigid that way than relying on the carriage alone. Keep us posted

 

[epanzella]

I've had a number of milling attachment in my life, some bought some made. They are certainly no replacement for a mill but beat the hell out of milling with a toaster. Keyways, slots, boring,facing, you can do a lot with light cuts, you just can't do it quick. Biggest hassle is tearing down set ups to turn stuff in between milling operations. This was done on a milling attachment for my lathe.

 

[BruceW]

Neat work epandzella.

Came across this for a idea.

looks solid enough if you can strap it to the cross slide good enough.
Range of movement unknown yet.


But the big issue is I don’t want anything too heavy , or I won’t tend to use it.

 

[epanzella]

That's pretty cool^^^. Never saw one of those before.