Ken Strauss wrote: > 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. > > If you have things (diagrams, etc...) to put on the net, I can always make a page on my website (www.steammechanic.net) as I have several Gigabyte of storage let... Patrick I use BullGuard to keep my computer clean. Try BullGuard for free: www.bullguard.com 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.