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    hi all. just wondering if the travelling steady on a hercus 9" bolts to the rear of the
    cross slide?
    and has any one here made a fixed or travelling steady for a 9". they just seem a little expensive. im shore they are good quality and all. but nearly half the price of my hole machine.

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    Azzrock,

    They bolt onto the tailstock side of the saddle. The cross slide is in the way in the photo. It's made to fit the saddle equipped with the standard slide. I would have to install spacers for clearance to enable the steady to fit under the extended slide.

    Regards Bob.
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    hi bob thanks for the reply. do u use yours very often. great photo. whats the deal with your saddle.
    that looks handy. did you make it?

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    the T-sloted cross slides are quite rare but was offered as an extra by Hercus you can use it for all sorts of stuff like odd boring and milling jobs actually i think the T-sloted slide on the Myfords contributes a great deal to there popularity since they came standard

    if you are interested here is where you can get a casting


    this thread details its machining
    happy turning

    Patrick

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    No, I didn't make it. I bought it new from Hercus along with a boring table. They are both 260 items. The extended slide is higher than the standard cross slide by about 4mm. Using the Hercus 4 way toolpost requires the instalation of a thinner spacer under the post. Just having the ability to mount a rear tool post makes the acquisition of an extended slide worthwhile.

    I have 2 small milling machines and sometimes it is not possible to machine a surface because there is insufficient space between the cutter and the table to mount the workpiece. The lathe has proven handy in these situations. The last photo below shows a set up using the boring table to support a component of a slotting head I was making, that required spot facing. Some fiddly shimming was required to centre the cutter on the same centreline of an existing hole.

    So far I have never used the travelling steady. I should just so I know what it's like to use.

    I have used the fixed steady on numerous occasions and wouldn't be without it.

    If I had to buy (or make) one before the other, I'd choose the slide first.

    Regards

    Bob.

    p.s. The masonite hides the mess in the background.
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    I like Bob's Hercus slotted cross slide over my South Bend / Boxford type that has the mounting hole for the compound slide farther back, with a slot on the nearside of it. I can't get the cutting tool far enough forward for some jobs.
    I see the milling table has a feature that would help, in the form of a machined arc that lets it move over the cross slide dial instead of bumping into it.

    Jordan

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    nice set up photos Bob is that a scissor knurl on your rear tool post?
    happy turning

    Patrick

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    Sure is Patrick. My homemade version.

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