You certainly should get a compound slide since it severely limits what you can do with a manual lathe if you can only move the tool in two axes.

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Oh and by the way Johnathan.. no because that looks like a bloody hard / insane mod.. if I could - can... I should - would!
How long until you start the build log then? It's not too hard really, if you've got a milling machine...

and I rekon I've saved some money the clarke one is £450
Extortionate isn't it...only reason I got them (yes there's another one lurking under the router...) is I acquired them for an exceptionally low price marked as faulty, so thought it would be a good project and useful to practice before converting my big lathe.