Quote Originally Posted by Frank S View Post
Maybe I'm being a bit over cautious in my thoughts but since this holder is not mounted down, I can't help but wonder if the base diameter to the height of the cutter ratio is sufficient to prevent vibration or the cutter gouging in too deep, I'll admit to having never ran a lathe with a smaller swing than 10" and most of my work involves a lot heavier turning.
Hi Frank, the tool can be pulled back so it is completely within the base and must admit that I'm using a very very shallow angle tool with brass. It feels very stable. I will change the chuck over to a collet chuck as jamming it under a jaw with my finger in the way would not be good. My other thought was to back off the belt on the motor to just give me a more...

However, I've only used it briefly as a freehand turning tool and it is very stable, the tool was pulled back for that. With the radius tool I pushed the tool forward as there is the addition of the radius arm and that does make it feel very stable.

Hope that helps, best regards, Nigel