Fly Cutter for Sieg X2 mill

Hi Guys,

I'm soon to become the proud owner of a used Sieg X2 mill (H and F brand).

I have an AL250g lathe already and have enjoyed myself using it for simple turning.



When I lurked around the toolmakers in another life, I recall seeing fly cutters, and most of the old hands had ones they had made in their apprenticeship.

Could anyone suggest a design which I could make, and which would be suitable for the small capacity of the X2, please.

I can usually read engineering drawings as well as being fairly adept at understanding sketches on the back of bus tickets and used paper lunch bags.

I don't have a specific use for this tool at this stage, but I'm assuming it might be fairly useful.

I'm assuming I would not need to face anything wide than 75mm, but that's just a guess. I usually work in mild steel.

Thanks in advance for any advice

regards

Brian