On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 11:21:02 -0500, "Absinthe"
wrote:

"Gunner" wrote in message
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On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 08:14:30 -0500, "Absinthe"
wrote:


You can turn things on it, and you may mill things on it. You may
drill things on it.

A mill and a separate lathe is prefered....but


Well it is no secret that I am a newbie, so I will not be revealing my
ignorance by asking this... how does one mill on a lathe?

heres a couple of pictures of the attachments:
http://www.cuttingtoolmall.com/catal...?FamilyID=250v
http://www.littlemachineshop.com/pro...ProductID=1681

The end mill goes in the lathe spindle.

Your lathe has to be really rigid though, to take any appreciable
cuts.