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27th Dec 2010, 02:54 PM #1Most Valued Member
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travelling steady
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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27th Dec 2010, 05:38 PM #2.
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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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28th Dec 2010, 12:23 AM #3Most Valued Member
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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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28th Dec 2010, 12:37 PM #4Senior Member
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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 machininghappy turning
Patrick
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28th Dec 2010, 01:31 PM #5.
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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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28th Dec 2010, 06:27 PM #6Mechanical Butcher
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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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29th Dec 2010, 10:46 PM #7Senior Member
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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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30th Dec 2010, 11:23 AM #8.
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Sure is Patrick. My homemade version.