Metal lathe compound slide adapted for the wood lathe
Hi,
Here is something that can appear to be strange but which is actually very useful, it is a way to get, on the wood lathe, the facility of a sliding carriage and a tool holder in lieu of the tool rest.
This can be very useful in lots of situations, especially in combination with the high speed spindle I showed last time.
It's basically made of a platform, welded at the end of a 30mm diameter post that fits exactly in my tool rest on the wood lathe.
I added a stop ring, in order to keep the height setup.
http://www.labellenote.fr/file/homem...latform_01.jpg
The center hole fits the pin under the sole of my compound, and the other holes are for the bolts
http://www.labellenote.fr/file/homem...latform_02.jpg
Here the platform with the compound mounted on it :
http://www.labellenote.fr/file/homem...latform_03.jpg
And here the assembly installed in the tool rest on the lathe :
http://www.labellenote.fr/file/homem...latform_04.jpg
Next time, I will show a use case of this tool.