Milling on the lathe

[Brian JohnParticipant @brianjohn93961]

Has anybody used this type of milling attachment ? It uses a quick-change tool post which I was not initially going to buy but this looks like a good idea.

Mini Vertical Slide 90 x 50 mm For Instant Milling Operation on Lathe Machine AU | eBay Australia

[DiogenesParticipant @diogenes]

I can find a 90 x 50 mini slide on Ebay UK, but it I suspect the workholding arrangement must be different.

Your link seems kaput..

If it’s any help, you don’t want to ‘stack’ attachments – a milling slide is best if it is bolted straight to the cross-slide with the least number of ‘interfaces’ possible in the path between work and cutter; if that makes sense?/ you see what I mean..

[DiogenesParticipant @diogenes]

..tho’ it occurs to me (IIRC) that many m/lathes lack an easy means of attaching a slide – anything that looks like it might be subject to flexing &/or vibration won’t be a great performer..

[John HaineParticipant @johnhaine32865]

ebay item no. 357225156875

It isn’t based on a QC toolpost.  I have used something similar and it was very limiting.  Generally turns out hard to mount the work so get it in a suitable position for milling and the available work envelope is very limited.

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

The one John hain links to replaces the topslide and uses the slide sfixings so is about as rigid as you can get on a minilathe without tapping the cross slide as they don’t have tee slots.

There are less rigid ones that are held in the toolpost rather than a tool bit and they are very flexible with a lot of overhang due to the Z bracket.

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