Lathe Angle Compound Slide for the Mill

Making an angle cross slide to use on the milling machine. This will allow us to do work similar to that in a lathe with the angle cross slide.

[@DudleyToolwright]

What an amazingly creative tooling solution. Always such beautiful work Steve. Thanks for being one of the best internet teachers.

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

You are very welcome

[@bcbloc02]

Slick, I like it alot. Using the feeler gauges to set depth is a great idea. Nothing like a hard stop to prevent screw ups.

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

Thanks Brian, I like the hard stop as well. This is just a rough prototype and there will be a lot of nice changes on the final version. Steve

[@homemadetools]

Nice work. We posted your video on our homemade tools forum yesterday :)

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

Thanks. Steve

[@ROBRENZ]

Good stuff again Steve! ATB, Robin

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

Thanks Robin. Steve

[@garym1550]

I like the way you use your vertical lathe. "Normal lathe, that's old school. Nothing is normal anymore.

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

Hi Gary, I use the mill for lathe work often. I made a bunch of 2 step pins out of 3/8 A2 drill rod a couple of days ago. It was very fast and very accurate. I would have had a hard time doing them as fast and consistent on a lathe. 12 pins in about 40 minutes. Steve

[@JamesDedmon]

Man that’s slick. The things you do with that mill amazes me.

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

Thanks James. Steve

[@canberradogfarts]

I remember seeing Stefan Gotteswinter do something like this on his surface grinder.

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

Hi Kasual, It wouldn't surprise me, Stefan does really nice work. Steve

[@SuperAWaC]

i've made a couple jigs over the years to hold lathe tools in the mill, yours is the logical conclusion. if i didn't have a lathe, i would have definitely built something similar. i like your idea of the gauging space, it is cheaper than my idea of mounting an indicator

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

A future version will include an indicator mount and a few other things. Steve

[@404BYTE]

I love these upside down lathe video. Thank you Steve

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

You're welcome. Steve

[@Smallathe]

Awesome!!! Thanks for sharing and a happy new year!

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

You're welcome. Steve

[@robc2536]

Steve, Your toolmaking ingenuity and problem solving always amazes me. I look forward to your videos. Happy New Year to you and your family, and everyone else watching.

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

Thanks Rob. Steve

[@zedo5851]

Steve beautiful job happy New Year. Can't wait to find your store to purchase some of the great products you have created over the years. Cheers Zed

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

Hi Zed, We hope to have a website in the next 6 months. Right now we have a lot of product being outsourced for CNC work. We are going to try and get some inventory before the web site. You can always contact us at the email in the video if you want some of our products. If there's none in stock we will put you on the waiting list. Steve

[@AmateurRedneckWorkshop]

I love to watch you do lathe work on the mill.

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

Thanks Harold. Steve

[@RRINTHESHOP]

Nice setup Steve, worked great. Happy New Year.

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

Thanks Randy. Steve

[@johnswilley6764]

Happy New Year Sir, and thank you for sharing. I have a cnc mill, 2 cnc lathes, and 1 manual lathe (hobbyist). It is always good to have another "tool" in your belt, and I appreciate your giving me another one. I like that compound block idea; good engineering.

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

Thanks and you're welcome John, you have a happy new year too! Steve

[@richardbradley961]

VERRY CLEVER I LIKE IT A LOT. THANKYOU RICHARD.

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

Thanks Richard. Steve

[@matspatpc]

Very cool! I've been doing the other way around, milling on the lathe (as I mentioned at the Good of the Land fest). I've finally bought a mill, so I will be using the lathe for lathe-work, and the mill for mill work - at least mostly. No DRO on the mill, so will have to still rely on classic measuring and figuring (and, in my case, some "trial and error" - but that's how you learn).

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

I agree, I learn a lot in my failed attempts at doing things too. Steve

[@RagsdaleCreek]

Nice little fixture... Thanks for sharing.

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

Thanks Anthony. Steve

[@petermurphy3354]

Hi Steve, Hope You & your family have a Happy & Prosperous New Year

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

Same to you Peter. Steve

[@tnekkc]

15 years ago I was using my mill as a lathe to cut down a piece of reloading brass. The heat make the primer fire and I got a loud noise in my face. ... but the mill vise does make a good lathe tool holder.

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

Hi Clark, I hope you didn't get hurt. Steve

[@swanvalleymachineshop]

Nice attachment . Cheers .

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

Thanks Max. Steve

[@testyourdesign233]

Great idea. I love it Steve. Maybe add a micrometer head so I can dial it in directly.

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

Hi Stephen, I was thinking a 1" or 2" travel indicator. Steve

[@pierresgarage2687]

Nice idea, the hard stop will get you right every time... Great for smaller parts where high speed is a plus, a big chuck at 2000 RPMs is scary as a milling spindle with a collet at 3500 RPMs is more common... Wish all of you a great Holiday Season...

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

Hi Pierre, I like the hard stop too. I plan on developing this further in the future. Steve

[@evdoby]

Very innovative ideas coming out of your shop. I hope you have a patent lawyer in the family ;-)

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

Hi Eric, We have one but he is not family. Steve

[@James-fs4rn]

👍 thanks and Happy 2020 to you all.

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

You too James! Steve

[@toolbox-gua]

And, still on time (?), Merry Christmas and Blessed New Year 2020!

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

Hi Eduardo, I believe the part made it on time. It was a fun project. Happy New Years to you too! Steve

[@toolbox-gua]

I meant my comment on time, wishes for Christmas and New Years on the 3rd. Enjoying your channel very much.

[@SVKCustoms]

neat!

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

Thanks.

[@bulletproofpepper2]

That is awesome, great unit. What’s the math for the angle to the distance you need to go to make a cut of a set distance??? I’m a little weak on that. Thanks for sharing

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

The depth of cut was called out on the print from the surface of the 30 degree angle so no math on my part was needed. Steve

[@Simon28298]

nice place to put your compound after making a solid tool post :P

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

Hi Simon, That unit worked real nice! I plan on using it for special jobs in the future. Steve

[@Simon28298]

@@SolidRockMachineShopInc I love the stop design this can also be retrofit to any compound on a lathe great Idea Steve!

[@totalcardetailing2022]

I like what you said about people don’t have a lathe to do the work. That me but what lathe work do in the mill and charge for that money goes in the kitty to buy a lathe one day. Also been thinking about buying a mini lathe

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

We were planning on getting a good lathe as the next machine but we will most likely get a bigger surface grinder first to help meet complete customer tooling orders. Steve

[@MCEngineeringInc]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

Thanks Craig. Steve

[@thomasutley]

I had to rotate my KZbin coordinate system to watch this video. After I turned Z vertical, it was just like any other lathe video. 😂😂😂

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

I didn't know you could do that. Steve

[@HairyNumbNuts]

@@SolidRockMachineShopInc He's ragging on you.

[@richardhead8264]

What were those tubes for?

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

Hi Richard, The tube were just to demonstrate what the tooling could do. The actual job I did I am not allowed to discuss. Steve

[@Throughthebulkhead]

How about you lay that mill down on it's back and make a stand for it? Not sure what it would be called then! Nice work Steve!

[@somebodyelse6673]

We already have that, its a horizontal mill. As an added bonus, you can mill turn between centers using the overarm with a center instead of an arbor.

[@EmmaRitson]

need a good mirror.

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

Hi Emma, You are correct about that. Steve

[@vettepicking]

Time to buy a good lathe then. Kinda needed in a busy shop.

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

It is on the waiting list but I think we will be going with a bigger surface drinder first. Steve

[@zlatkobobic5029]

What a joke.Are you try to make something or what ?

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

@@zlatkobobic5029 No Joke. It worked exactly as I intend it to. Steve

[@zlatkobobic5029]

Jus a joke...

[@mikemraz8569]

You need to get a shaper and put a Bridgeport head on it

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

Hi Mike, That would be interesting. Steve

[@davidl.579]

Give me air bearings or give me death