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6:42 PM
August 27, 2010
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I've started making a square four bolt compound mount for the G0602. I've got it cut square from 3/8th steel, bored the center hole with an HF Portland hole saw and bored the flange with a boring tool , all boring done on the lathe. I yet have to drill the holes in the mount and drill and thread the cross slide. Pix later.
Bob
3:09 PM
August 27, 2010
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Here Is the almost finished four bolt compound hold down. I haven't drilled or tapped the cross slide yet but it already "feels" more ridge.
7:18 PM
November 11, 2010
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Looks good Bob!
7:50 PM
January 9, 2009
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I'm interested to see how this turns out. The two-bolt configuration of the G0602 is not nearly rigid enough. It looks like you'll be going from 2 to 6 bolts, right?
I also like that you'll still be able to use the graduations on the compound.
Once you get all the kinks worked out please post your final dimensions.
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9:02 PM
August 27, 2010
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Yes it's going to have six bolts. I used the original bolt holes to line it up and will use the new ones to mark and drill/tap the cross slide. I learned how to center work in a four jaw chuck and bore it as I wanted. I hope this makes it more rigid.
Bob
9:00 PM
August 27, 2010
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Here are some pix of the completed project. Tyler here are the dimensions. It is made from 3/8th in steel. Cut 4.75 square, centered and drilled for chucking in the lathe. Then I used a hole saw to cut the smaller hole with the HF Portland hole saw. I then bored out the center hole to 2.8285. Next I bored the flange? to 3.350 and then cut the front end to match the front of the cross slide. Then I drilled the four corner holes .500 in from each corner. I drilled and tapped the cross slide for 5/16th coarse bolts. Hope this helps.
9:08 PM
November 11, 2010
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Bob, Did you use metric threads on the new holes? Have you noticed it being more rigid or have you tried it yet?
Looks good!
9:19 PM
August 27, 2010
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No, Norman I used 5/16th bolts. I edit my thread to include more info. I may end up using larger bolts. Yes it seems more rigid. I tried it out by using the cut off tool a couple of times and it seemed better. We'll see over time.
Bob
11:21 PM
July 8, 2011
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Bob,
I am really glad to see this thread. I came across a webpage that shows what happens if the chuck impacts the compound slide. The cross slide collapsed. I want to reference the website, but I need to know if it's ok with the moderators/rules. You guys please hit me, because I don't know all the rules and etiquette since I don't post messages very often.
Joe
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