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5 October 2010 at 12:32 #56521
Alan Wilson 1
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I have an oldish Boxford AUD but the cross slide is not slotted for milling attachment, vertical vice etc..

I recollect that slotted cross slides were available but have lost track of suppliers and would be very grateful if someone would point me in the right direction.

Thanks very much,

Alan Wilson
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5 October 2010 at 12:32 #5217
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5 October 2010 at 12:40 #56522
Terryd
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Try Here

Terry
5 October 2010 at 13:23 #56525
Chris B
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You could also try here :- http://www.latheparts.co.uk/

or here :-http://www.rdgtools.co.uk/acatalog/Boxford_Replacement_Parts.html

CB…
5 October 2010 at 21:34 #56543
Charles 2010
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Or you could try emailing Boxford direct as I heard from them recently that they still keep many spares for the ME10

Sales@boxford.co.uk

regards Charles
8 October 2010 at 04:41 #56630
Tony Ray
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Alan,

Or if you want a nice project and you have access to a mill you could make one

http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/south-bend-lathes/machining-t-slotted-cross-slide-177054/

I case you were not aware the Boxford is closne of the Southbend 9 in most respects – except for the headstock on which the Boxford is superior having taper roller bearings.

The chap who sells the castings could not have been more helpful.

I’m about 60% completed on mine but if you need to buy tooling to do it it’s going to work out cheaper to buy one ready made.

Ton
8 October 2010 at 09:08 #56633
John Olsen
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It would be even nicer to machine on a shaper…no need for expensive dovetail and T slot cutters, and a nice planed finish on the flat surfaces.

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John
9 October 2010 at 18:17 #56717
Alan Wilson 1
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Thanks very much or your prompt responses. You have put on the right track and I have also discovered new sites/links which will stand me in good stead.

Alan Wilson
10 October 2010 at 00:05 #56724
Terryd
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Hi Alan,

I bought a slab of high quality cast iron from College Supplies delivered to an exhibition) and obtained a copy of the crosslide drawing from the helpful folks at Boxford. I bought a tee slot cutter and flycutter for my miller (I had slot and end mills).

I cut out most of the profile on a vertical bandsaw and milled the rest out, cost me less than half of a manufactured one and I learned a lot of useful milling and boring techniques. I have a copy of the drawing if you need one. Just email me.

I used the Lathe to scribe the separate (189 degree) protractor in brass using a simple version of a Harold Hall dividing attachment and an ingenious combination of back gears. This protractor was then let into a semicircular milled slot with the ends chiselled square using a very old fashioned technique. I’ll try and find the pictures if they have not died on an old hard drive yet.

John, I would loved to have had access to a shaper, one of my favourite machines and I think most unappreciated by the uninitiated.

Terry
10 October 2010 at 01:17 #56726
John Olsen
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Terryd, I like them too, that is why I have four of them. (Three is too many but four is a collection…) Given a few accessories they are more versatile than people tend to think. Tslots and dovetails are of course dead easy, you make the tooling yourself with a few bits of HSS. But as well as that, you can mount a set of centres on the table, I use my Vertex dividing head and its tailstock, and you can then cut complex shapes that include both circular and flat sections. I made up some blanks for the eccentric straps on my compound launch engine that way instead of making patterns and casting them.

They tend to go for scrap value around here, (NZ) the machinery dealers are starting to find they are hard to move. This is often the larger machines, which admittedly are a bit harder to accomodate and power in a home workshop. But the equivalent of around GBP 100 for an 18 inch shaper has to be good value.

regards

John
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