| This is a rear mounted parting tool holder I made. I needed it
when making my drilling tailstock lever extension. On my lathe, the
distance from the cross slide to the spindle center is 1.232". One
important feature is not visable. It is important to make a rectangular
pocket on the bottom of the holder around the clamping screw. If
the hold down force is distributed around the perimeter of the post, you
get less chattering during parting. |
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| This indicator mounting block uses the split collet clamping design
described on the Mill Tooling page. It is a simple block with a .375"
clamped hole, and a single #10 screw for mounting to a T-slot on the lathe
or mill. Here I've mounted a test indicator to the cross slide for
measuring runout along a shaft mounted between centers. |
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| The piece of work being measured above is the shaft clamped in the
mount block in this picture. It is .375" on the end, and 12mm (.472")
along the length. Magnetic indicator mounts use this 12mm shaft,
but there aren't many places to stick a magnetic base on the Taig lathe
and mill. With this adapter shaft, I can put an indicator on the
cross slide. I can also mount it similarly to the top of the headstock
to check runout on large parts. |
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| By mounting on the front of the headstock, I can indicate the travel
of the carriage itself. |
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| I wanted to turn the adapter shaft between centers. I made a
quickey center out of 1/2" drill rod gripped in the three jaw chuck.
I made a quickey lathe dog from a couple strips of AL 6061-T6 and three
SHCSs. I didn't bother to notch the inside of the dog jaws for better
gripping, but it still worked fine. |
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