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Originally Posted by G.T.
I wish I had a mill... maybe in the future!
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Gerry, back in the 70's/80's, before I bought my Bridgeport [now gone], I used a tool post milling attachment for my South Bend 14 1/2" x 60" lathe. There's a couple on eBay right now but pretty high price and kinda small...
But they can bridge the gap between a lathe and mill until you can find/buy a milling machine. I used mine for milling out reliefs for Bo-Mar BMCS low-mount rear sights, dovetails, S&W micrometer K frame sights, etc - all in 1911 slides. It was also good for making small parts. It adds 360º adjustability to the lathe, plus an extra 'Z' axis.
(Just to be clear, you mount the end mill in the lathe chuck and this attachment to the tool post!)
If I didn't have the mill in my Chinese 3in1 machine I'd buy this attachment.
