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Has anyone ever seen what happens when a Taig and Craftsman AA109 become one? I have been using my Taig lathe to make all kinds of nice things inside the short bed, but I keep looking over at my old AA109 on the shelf. That old Craftsman has a lot more travel center to center and really nice ways which makes me wonder why someone hasn't used this bed for the taig headstock and tail stock? With a little TLC the AA cross slide can be tightened up with new gibs, and I am sure the Taig headstock could be solidly mounted on a steel riser which would be as or more ridged than the Taig riser block setup (which I have been using for some time without too much complaints). I like the mods I made to my tails tock on the Taig and the one on my AA seems to work just fine except for not being a 3/8 thread for a drill chuck, but that is no object anymore as a new one could be made. I think this could be the project of winter 2010 here in my basement, and remembering how I spent all last winter down there…..Why not do it again this year? The only other thought was to make up a new headstock using some sort of tapered wheel bearings for that old AA109. If anyone is wondering I bought the AA with all gears robbed, Then I had found someone who was willing to send me a whole one for parts, unfortunately nothing more materialized.Cry
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