08-12-2017, 09:50 PM
You guys are CRAZY patient and motivated (unlike moi). That is such a useful fixture that one should be included with new milling machines (the mill manufacturer's CNC line would make short work of those 200-plus tapped holes, LOL). Wish I wasn't too lazy to make one :o( But it would also take away from my nap time and my 
time. (Old guys need a little of one and maybe a lot of the other, alternating them from time to time :o)
I'd assumed that the fixture would be mounted directly to the table after removing the vise. That's a very cool idea, Greg, leaving the vise mounted, clamping the fixture plate and supporting the outboard work with the jack ! (Also a neat idea for milling a taper.)
Cheers,
randy
(P.S. Sorry for the thread diversion, just had to sneak in a photo of that tiny, weird little lathe somehow, ha-ha.)
(P.P.S. Is that a Gorton, Greg ?)
time. (Old guys need a little of one and maybe a lot of the other, alternating them from time to time :o)I'd assumed that the fixture would be mounted directly to the table after removing the vise. That's a very cool idea, Greg, leaving the vise mounted, clamping the fixture plate and supporting the outboard work with the jack ! (Also a neat idea for milling a taper.)
Cheers,
randy
(P.S. Sorry for the thread diversion, just had to sneak in a photo of that tiny, weird little lathe somehow, ha-ha.)
(P.P.S. Is that a Gorton, Greg ?)