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Further:- The hand-operated slotting attachment, by R J Cochrane appeared in ME V 152 No. 3720 of 1984 and l needed to make a pattern and get the casting done locally. A useful accessory indeed.

When l started my Minnie (still unfinished) l built a hand-operated Slotting Attachment, described in ME, which was mounted on the lathe saddle, l ran a Drummond "B" at the time. l later modified it for an ML10. l can't remember which issue it was described in though but likely to be late 80s/90s.

l also attempted to make the Hand Rivet Squeezers described by A Mellor in ME for 15/5/87 and 6/5/88.

l seem to recall that these were specifically for the Minnie TE.

Hope this might be of some help.

Jeremy, further on the Dave Lammas "3-way toolpost", l have since located the original article in ME.

lt appeared in Vol. 155, issue No.3758, dated 2nd August 1985.

l feel sure that any model-engineering club, near to where you live, would be able to help you with sight of a copy.

My recollection is that l made mine rather smaller than specified (that was for a larger machine than the ML10) and I cut it up from 1/4" BDMS plate, to make a sort of 3-layer "sandwich".

l have just removed mine from the lathe and found that the middle "slice", for the slot bit that accommodates the tools, was made from two layers of the quarter inch plate, to achieve the half-inch gap.

Three counter-sunk socket-cap screws held it all together, and the 3 tools, with some necessary packing, are each secured in place by two 4BA socket cap screws.

The three tools (indexable insert type) that l have fitted are Right-hand knife tool, Left-hand ditto, and a round-nosed tool. They do most of the jobs l need.

l hope this is of some use, however slight.

Good luck with your ML10, its a wonderful little machine.

About 20 years ago l made a 3-way toolpost for my ML10.

l think the design was by Dave Lammas, and it had once been published in ME.

l didn't use the casting, but fabricated mine from 1/4" steel plate, all screwed together with counter-sunk socket screws.

Armed with 3 indexable-insert tools, l never looked back, and no "barked" knuckles as was common with the 4-way type.

Quite the best, simple accessory, l ever made for my lathe.