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    This document provides tips for building a simple non-tilting vertical slide for a small lathe. It describes constructing the slide from mild steel bar and flat material, including facing and drilling operations. It also details attaching a table to the slide that can be adjusted using grubscrews to take workholding studs for machining operations that require height adjustment.

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    This document provides tips for building a simple non-tilting vertical slide for a small lathe. It describes constructing the slide from mild steel bar and flat material, including facing and drilling operations. It also details attaching a table to the slide that can be adjusted using grubscrews to take workholding studs for machining operations that require height adjustment.

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    This document provides tips for building a simple non-tilting vertical slide for a small lathe. It describes constructing the slide from mild steel bar and flat material, including facing and drilling operations. It also details attaching a table to the slide that can be adjusted using grubscrews to take workholding studs for machining operations that require height adjustment.

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    This document provides tips for building a simple non-tilting vertical slide for a small lathe. It describes constructing the slide from mild steel bar and flat material, including facing and drilling operations. It also details attaching a table to the slide that can be adjusted using grubscrews to take workholding studs for machining operations that require height adjustment.

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    WORKSHOP HINTS AND TIPS

    A small lathe

    ANY milling operations in


    the lathe can be performed
    with the work mounted on
    the topslide, or on the cross-slide
    table, or on an angle plate attached
    to this table. They are operations
    involving lines of traverse and feed
    into which height adjustment does
    not enter, and for numbers of them
    an initial setting of work at correct
    height is essential. Naturally, this
    is a process requiring time and
    care; given means of height adjustment, it is greatly expedited.

    By GEOMETER
    There are other operations, in
    which height adjustment is required
    as part of the machining procedure.
    Widening the slot in a piece of material
    by machining along one edge with
    an end mill is an example; and for
    such operations as this, a vertical
    slide on the cross-slide enables the
    material to be raised or lowered as
    necessary. The same is true when all
    that is required is an initial height
    setting of work in relation to mill or
    cutter. The vertical slide admits of
    quick adjustment.
    Usually, a commercial vertical slide
    is made from castings, and often has
    provision for tilting from vertical for
    angular feed. The simple non-tilting
    slide comprises two castings: one for
    the base and pillar forming the guides,
    the other for the table. The tilting
    slide consists of three: one for base
    and pillar; one for the guides; the
    third for the table. Both tables are
    slotted for square-headed bolts.
    For a small lathe, a simple nontilting vertical slide can be built up
    from mild steel bar and flat material,
    as at A, B and C. Certain machining
    operations-such as those on the
    guides and table-which can prove
    to be problems, are thus avoided;
    for the flat faces of the material serve
    as guides, and tapped holes in the
    face of the table can take workholding studs, obviating the need for
    tee-slots.
    The base can be a disc cut from
    round bar, or sawn and turned from
    flat material then bored to locate the
    machined end of the square bar used
    for the the pillar-for that is the section
    7 JULY 1960

    by mounting each on the topslide,


    or on a block on the cross-slide table,

    and using a face mill to true it. The

    combining the advantages of simplicity, rigidity in all directions, and


    ease of mounting to the base-by
    brazing or welding.
    The square bar can be faced in the
    independent chuck-or if too much
    overhang is involved, it can be filed
    reasonably true for centre positions
    to be located with depth gauge and
    scriber, or on a faceplate using a
    surface gauge. Then, with centres
    drilled, support can be given from the
    tailstock for facing the ends. Even
    with considerable overhang, drilling
    right through can be done, with care,
    operating from each end. For the
    major part of the distance the hole
    should be cleared for the feedscrew
    -which can be of vee or Whitworth
    profile.
    Four bolts hold the table to side
    plates and a backplate-fitted to slide
    on the pillar. These pieces can be
    faced in the independent chuck, or

    or paper at the faces up to the backplate.


    One side plate can be fixed through

    close fitting bolts and holes, and the


    other made adjustable through clearance holes, a small bar opposite each
    bolt being provided with grubscrews.
    Holes in table and backplate take the
    turned ends of the bars.
    Other details are the pressure screw
    with a flange to abut to the thrust
    plate, and a taper-fitted ball handle
    with a collar between it and this
    plate to eliminate end play. Holes X
    in the face of the table are tapped
    for holding studs.
    For the pillar to be square with the
    base, the base should be faced on a
    set-up as at D. A centred plug, or
    centred long bolt, stepped under the
    head., should be fitted; then, adjusting
    the jaws of the independent chuck,
    positions Y and Z on two faces at
    right angles should be brought parallel
    with the lathe axis.
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