Be careful clamping the housing down they aren't very robust. Maybe a screwjack or some packing under your clamps to prevent distortion. Make sure you watch your boring head too. If you use a conventional left hand boring bar you will have to run the mill in reverse to cut an outside diameter, which is fine as long as your boring bread isn't screwed together with a right hand thread. It is a nasty surprise to have your boring head unscrew in the middle of a cut.B Mann wrote:The lathe was a great idea, but no way to mount it. I am going to start with the mill. I am new to machining. I have a hold down kit on order. I have a 30% chance of it arriving tomorrow. I want to hold the cover down very secure.JackF wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2019 3:37 pm This is just a thought, if you cold mark on the outside cover where the shaft is, you could cut a hole in the outside cover big enough for the shaft to pass through.Then you could make a patch to cover up the hole and screw it to the cover. Like I said, just a thought.
Jackl
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