did try a stand, magnets are a lot cheaper! found the stand always in the way of either the tool post if mounted to the cross slide or in the way of the saddle if mounted to the bed and for long cuts down the bed I had to keep moving it, so for me not as handy, but what works for you is what it's all about cheers for that. (I still have the stand one, it gets used every now and then, mainly to protect the camera)
A feature of Boxford using a clone of the South Bend apron. I was taught at school that US lathes had the carriage wheel on the left and English lathes had them on the right. Not sure if this is always true like most of these differences probably just right enough to keep being repeated.
Thanks for this, magnets are a brilliant idea, I never would have thought of that
usually the simplest ideas the best, cheers
Great idea, my lathe is the same configuration. I just discovered your channel. Subscribed.
Cheers Mick
I used to have something similar, now I have a shield attached to a noga style mag base. Allows me to position it where I want, much more handy.
did try a stand, magnets are a lot cheaper! found the stand always in the way of either the tool post if mounted to the cross slide or in the way of the saddle if mounted to the bed and for long cuts down the bed I had to keep moving it, so for me not as handy, but what works for you is what it's all about cheers for that. (I still have the stand one, it gets used every now and then, mainly to protect the camera)
A feature of Boxford using a clone of the South Bend apron. I was taught at school that US lathes had the carriage wheel on the left and English lathes had them on the right. Not sure if this is always true like most of these differences probably just right enough to keep being repeated.
Yep, I think you are probably right, a case of "well they did it, it must be right" like so many things.