Thread: Hercus Vertical Milling Attachment

Here's a start Rodd.

If no one else pipes up I can provide more photos tonight.

BT

Some photos and some very rough drawings of the attachment. I have included photos of the vise and indexer in case someone is interested.

Rodd, Is this what you are after?

BT

Hi Bob,

Thanks for the photos they are brilliant - exactly what I was looking for

The sketches are an added bonus!!!

Thanks Again for Your Efforts

This may be a slow thread (based on the trillion other things I have on at the moment!) so stay tuned

Rodd

dear Rod one thing you should be aware of with the vertical milling attachment. As you can see in the first photo in this thread is the position of the attachment is in the hole for the top slide. The disadvantage here is that when you wind the attachment across to t5he center line you have lost most of your sideways movement.
A way out of this is to have an extended cross slide as shown. and you have to make a spacer that goes beneath the attachment so that it can be bolted to the tee slots shown. An additional 4 holes should be drilled and taped around the original hole for the attachment. These holes should be same center distance as the tee slots. This enables you to move the vertical head to any position on the cross slide so you do not run out of traverse. Hope this is of help. This is not my Idea it was published in the Model Engineer by a bloke called Lofquist. This was one of the first mention I saw of an extended crosslide. I was in the casting game and made quite a few of the extended crosslides. Yours 4-6-4

Originally Posted by 4-6-4

. . . . . Model Engineer by a bloke called Lofquist. This was one of the first mention I saw of an extended crosslide. I was in the casting game and made quite a few of the extended crosslides. Yours 4-6-4

Hi Rodd, Andy Lofquist available Metal Lathe. Good site, knowledgeable, thorough bloke.

All the best with the slide, Mark

I will second 4-6-4's comments. With the vertical slide mounted on the cross slide you are limited in the amount of usable travel available.

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Myford's milling slide is attached via tee slots allowing more flexibility in positioning. Whilst I made a tee "nut" to fit my compound slide I never got aound to making some nuts to allow the fitting of the Myford slide to the extended table. I have a couple of milling machines so the lathe is seldom used for milling. There are times though that the lathe can facilitate milling setups too awkward for either mill.

Regards from Lyon

BT

Yes Bob I have always had the view that dual purposed for machines never quite works. I have always had lathes and mills. But having said that cost can be a powerful opponet when it comes to machines.

Hi Guys,

Thanks 4-6-4 good idea. I was originally going to use Andy's castings for the slide and changed my mind when Swarfmaker offered his as an alternative.

Like the idea of the mount - May need to pop it on the Christmas list

My garage is 'full' of Metal Lathe castings - need to stop collecting and start making!!! Everything that I have heard about the castings is that they are brilliant to work with. Andy's drawings are clear and comprehensive.

Last year I was in the US and had the opportunity to chat to Andy (for about an hour) - he is a great bloke; full of knowledge and more than willing to share it. I would recommend any of his kits to anyone!

Rodd.