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[david pierce]

Tmac,
There should be a flat piece of steel with a threaded boss in the center. If not, you will have to make one. I took the one they supplied and machined it down. The first operation was to get the piece to the correct thickness to fit into the slot. I did this on my Taig by putting the threaded bolt through the back of an ER-16 collet into the lathe and screwing the supplied foot down to the collet face with the boss facing out. I then turned the piece to the correct thickness up to the boss on the part. Once this was done I took the foot (part) out of the lathe and put it in a vice. I then took a large double cut (roughing) file and filed the sides down until they fit into the slot. The boss was still a little too large so I worked it down with a file until it too fit into the slot. If A2Z did not supply the foot you will have to make one from scratch from a piece of square stock. The bolt that A2Z supplied with my supports fit the cross slide slots but it was close. Keep me informed.
david