(03-14-2012, 10:44 PM)ETC57 Wrote: [ -> ] (03-14-2012, 05:42 PM)krv3000 Wrote: [ -> ] (03-14-2012, 05:26 PM)DaveH Wrote: [ -> ]Jerry,
Oh no, that's not milling on a lathe 
That is a lathe attached to a milling machine 
Good try Jerry
DaveH
yep any mill is beter than not having one and the saying gows its not the tool its the man that makes the job a good one
thats cheting
Aww come on Bob cheating
but defiantly easier,it may not be as ridged as a stand alone but it exceeds my ability's and it's paid for!!!
Jerry.
I don't think anyone mills in the lathe more than me because i don't have a mill. I do a lot less since i have a 7" SBL shaper but anyways here are some of my pics and setups. I use a #3 MT endmill holder picked up on ebay. That was my first setup. Then came the ER40 Collet chuck and the #3 endmill holder barely gets used anymore. I have a plate the goes where my compound used to sit that is the right height to make my bearing fingers for the SBL steady rests. Its all the right height i just change cutters to suit. Anyway enjoy the pics. Any ???? just ask...Bob
(03-19-2012, 08:18 PM)aametalmaster Wrote: [ -> ]A few more...Bob
all good stuf well dun
Hi Bob,
Very creative use of a lathe for milling. Thanks for posting the pictures.
Ed
Wow Bob,
Some very clever set ups there. Well if some need to know where to get some ideas from, they know who to ask
Great pics
DaveH
Very impressive work, I must admit I probably would have never even considered trying to do mill work on a lathe.
Jerry.
Thanks guys. Here are a few more. The vee groove is for my home made taper attachment where the block bolts to the ways and i have some pics of the TA too...Bob
Hi
Bob
Nice work
Good pictures
I did a bit of that before i bought a mill drill
I still machine tool holder slots that way
Thanks for posting
John
So does a milling attachment just make it a little easier or...? I was all about getting a mill so that I could make slots with end mills into round tubing but it sure seems like these improvised methods will do just about anything I could possibly want! The lathe I bought has a milling attachment is the reason I ask.