EW VERTICAL SLIDE
ABOVE, A PHOTO THAT IAN T SENT ME SHOWING THE ORIGINAL VERTICAL SLIDE MOUNTED ON HIS EW LATHE BORING TABLE.
ON THIS PAGE I WILL TRY TO FIND A WAY TO OBTAIN, MAKE AND MODIFY THIS ITEMS THAT IS SO USEFUL FOR THE VERSATILITY OF THE LATHE..
ON THIS PAGE I WILL TRY TO FIND A WAY TO OBTAIN, MAKE AND MODIFY THIS ITEMS THAT IS SO USEFUL FOR THE VERSATILITY OF THE LATHE..
A VERTICAL SLIDE FOR THE EW
THE ONLY EW ACCESSORY THAT HAS ELUDED ME IS THE ORIGINAL VERTICAL SLIDE! THESE ARE ALMOST AS RARE AS THE GEAR COVER BUT A LOT MORE USEFUL.
IAN T VERY KINDLY DREW UP THIS SKETCH OF HIS ORIGINAL VERTICAL SLIDE AND IT`S A GOOD STARTING POINT FOR CREATING THIS DESIRABLE ACCESSORY.
I`VE BEEN CONSIDERING A MODIFICATION TO THIS SIMPLE DESIGN TO EXTEND IT`S USEFULNESS AND WILL CHURN OUT A DESIGN SKETCH IN DUE COURSE, BASED ON THE ORIGINAL EW MACHINE DESIGN.
I`VE BEEN CONSIDERING A MODIFICATION TO THIS SIMPLE DESIGN TO EXTEND IT`S USEFULNESS AND WILL CHURN OUT A DESIGN SKETCH IN DUE COURSE, BASED ON THE ORIGINAL EW MACHINE DESIGN.
I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING THE INTERNET TO FIND AN EXISTING SMALL LATHE VERTICAL SLIDE THAT CAN BE ADAPTED TO FIT THE EW BUT DID NOT FIND ONE THAT WOULD SUIT!
WE CAN DESIGN ONE BASED ON MARTIN`S DESIGN CUES AS ABOVE BUT THE BASE COULD BE BOLTED TOGETHER OR PREFERABLY BE CAST IN CAST IRON OR STEEL.
WE CAN DESIGN ONE BASED ON MARTIN`S DESIGN CUES AS ABOVE BUT THE BASE COULD BE BOLTED TOGETHER OR PREFERABLY BE CAST IN CAST IRON OR STEEL.
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