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When I got my Clausing 5914 lathe some time back, it came with t turret attachment that I figured I would never use, so it was parked under the lathe for a few years.
Well, I had this job which required making a bunch of stainless steel spacers, in varying heights, with center holes and I did not look forward to a lot of tailstock peck drilling. I enlisted the turret attachment for the drilling and once installed it was much faster. It does take a bit of grunt, but works quite well for repetative deep hole drilling. It has about 6" of travel available.
Well, I had this job which required making a bunch of stainless steel spacers, in varying heights, with center holes and I did not look forward to a lot of tailstock peck drilling. I enlisted the turret attachment for the drilling and once installed it was much faster. It does take a bit of grunt, but works quite well for repetative deep hole drilling. It has about 6" of travel available.