Hi Ncollar,

I so feel your pain !! I have this theory that if Thomas Mudge and Harrison could invent and build their own toolsets in the 1700's - I should be able to adapt designs with modern tools, power and materials. Not only is "vintage kit" expensive, it's difficult to tell if it's of a reasonable quality.

I just posted a multi-purpose press drill, staking tool that I built as well. I'm now working on a push lever tailstock for my lathe and of course the cross-slide, though I'm changing that design as I had some inspiration from my "drill stand". http://www.homemadetools.net/forum/m...rs-press-58180

there was a lot of discussion round this when I posted to the NAWCC forum, which has given me a moment to pause on the design and make a few changes :-)
Pultra 10 cross slide


Also thinking on making a set of indexing plates