i think its was use of the term 'apron' that was confusing me. it just makes me think of an apron on a lathe lol

i have thought about it but i cant imagine how to implement it with much success. as far as i can imagine, i would have to mount the nut past the extremity of the table travel and at that distance i believe the mount would have tons of flex and the the overall rigidity of an overcooked supernoodle

mounting a 1204 nut on the side of the saddle would still require machining of the table