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Dixi Page 5
Horizontal and Horizontal/Vertical Models
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At the top of the page a typical Dixi horizontal miller with a lever-feed table and head With a longitudinal table travel of just 35 mm - and a head traverse 40 mm -  the machine was of tiny proportions. As the spindle accepted only 8 mm watchmakers' collets the intended use would have been of the most delicate kind.
Lower down the page a Dixi "Universal with a horizontal overarm support fitting and the ability to be used in both horizontal and vertical modes.

Dixi "Universal" with a socket on the head to hold an overarm supporting the end of a horizontal milling arbor. The machine could also be used, with a right-angle adapter bracket, as a vertical miller--as shown below

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Dixi Page 5
Precision Horizontal and Horizontal/Vertical Models

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