Extending the Table on a Taig Mill

[Nate Banton]

Hi Folks,

Thoughts on using extruded aluminum to extend the table on a Taig Milling machine? I will be using the Taig with a 4th axis set-up almost exclusively, so I'd like to have access to the full x axis movement of the table. I won't need to extend it a ton, but the rotary and tailstock pieces take up a bit of space which I don't want lost.

Other thoughts were steel or aluminum plate....?

 

[ThinWoodsman]

Make a tooling plate that extends past the end(s) of the X-axis, and bolt it to the table with T-slots. The rotary table and tailstock can be located on the ends of the tooling pate so that the center of the plate has the full x-axis travel.

 

[Nate Banton]

Ah, I see. Something like this:

That seems perfect. Thanks!