I'll second that request. Perhaps the drawings could be on a website so that we could all benefit? The Yahoo MyMyford group has ample storage space available. Failing that, I'd appreciate a copy to ken.strauss@xxxxxxxxx if it is not too much trouble. > -----Original Message----- > From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Roger Mason > Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 12:41 PM > To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Taper Turning Attachment > > Hi Chris, > > I was interested to hear of your ideas about a taper turning > attachment for a Myford. > > I am mulling ideas around for just such a thing. > > Is there any way that you could send me sketches (or even proper > drawings) to me, so that I don't have to re-invent the wheel! > > > Cheers, > > > Roger Mason, in a St. Agnes that has had rain, sleet, > hail, snow and sunshine in the last 24 hours. > > > > Chris Crosskey wrote: > > >Hi Shep, > >I've got a kit built (well, part built) similar one that I'm planning on > >fitting to my Myford once it's been bodged a bit more.... The idea is > >that you can have a taper turning attachment that covers the full length > >of the bed without needing either an enormous fixture covering the whole > >bed or needing to remove and refit a smaller fixture (like the standard > >Myford one).... I want to put screw vernier adjusters on mine, though > >it's possible looking at the way that mine is made that the upper piece > >can be made easily removeable in which case mine will have the screw > >vernier and a couple of patterns made, one for 2MT and one for 1 3/8 > >non-stick (so I can knock out bits for my mill) > > > >Also I've seen one on a Harrison at college that had a copying > >attachment that ran off the parallel bedway.... It even had a repetition > >capstan and stops on it..... > > > >chrisc > > > > > > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > line. MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.