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Old September 6, 2016   #58
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Originally Posted by dmforcier View Post
Okay, I don't get it. Why attach to the bottom plate at all? I guess I'll have to wait and see what you do.

Definitely fine thread.
The bottom plate gets squeezed to the top plate but the ways are in between.
This acts as a break to keep the carriage from moving.
It also will lock the other sliding piece to the top plate that I haven't made yet.
My other lathe has the same setup the stud is attached to the bottom plate.
This way you dont have to fiddle with two ends of a stud when you tighten just the top one.
I am just about out of Argon.

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