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Those things are made of a special material, like many things, as soon as you remove them from the original location they evaporate. I have that problem all the time.
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New Project - Clausing Mill + Bridgeport M-head
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Those things are made of a special material, like many things, as soon as you remove them from the original location they evaporate. I have that problem all the time.
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Well, the little slider plate has not yet made an appearance, so I appealed to the Yahoo group for dimensions:
"Plate is 2 x 10-5/16ths x .068 inches. The slot is on C/L, 1.09" wide by 3-3/4" long and offset from the front (hand crank end) edge by 3-1/8". I.e., it is centered on width but not on length of the plate. Also, there's a small notch in the rear corner, to clear a pin on the knee."
(mine had no pin to clear)
I had some nice Stainless Steel sheet, mirror finish, from a hobby shop. I don't know what alloy it is, but it was very easy to cut, no work hardening that I could tell. But it sure was gummy!
"Plate is 2 x 10-5/16ths x .068 inches. The slot is on C/L, 1.09" wide by 3-3/4" long and offset from the front (hand crank end) edge by 3-1/8". I.e., it is centered on width but not on length of the plate. Also, there's a small notch in the rear corner, to clear a pin on the knee."
(mine had no pin to clear)
I had some nice Stainless Steel sheet, mirror finish, from a hobby shop. I don't know what alloy it is, but it was very easy to cut, no work hardening that I could tell. But it sure was gummy!
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Once it was cleaned up, I realized the center slot was too narrow for my roughly-cast bronze Y-nut. So I re-mounted it and cut the slot wider. 
Turned out well:
Full disclosure: I actually found out the table would stop 3/8" shy of the column, so I tried trimming the hole larger at the back. That resulted in the hole being uncovered, which is a Bad Thing. So I remade the plate, and it turned out a bit nicer than the one pictured.
Turned out well:
Full disclosure: I actually found out the table would stop 3/8" shy of the column, so I tried trimming the hole larger at the back. That resulted in the hole being uncovered, which is a Bad Thing. So I remade the plate, and it turned out a bit nicer than the one pictured.
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Starting to look like a mill now:
Not real happy with that base, which came from an Enco mill-drill. I'm working on getting an original Clausing cabinet/base from a guy in Illinois. Logistics may kill that deal.
Tomorrow I'll work on the motor and see if I can get it turning.
Not real happy with that base, which came from an Enco mill-drill. I'm working on getting an original Clausing cabinet/base from a guy in Illinois. Logistics may kill that deal.
Tomorrow I'll work on the motor and see if I can get it turning.
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You did a super job . . . you can now enjoy your hard work
