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Originally Posted by dmforcier
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.
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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.
Worth