Miniature lantern tool post

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Marv,

Really nice miniature machining work on the tools. What is the thread size of the clamping screw on the lantern tool post? Looks extremely small. Thanks for posting,

Paul

The screw is a 0-80 SHCS - not easy to find those, or the wrenches to fit them.

I can remember when I started building miniatures that a 2-56 thread looked impossibly small; I'd never be able to tap that without breaking the tap. But, the longer you work in miniatures, the bigger this stuff seems to become. With the proper (homemade) tooling, 1-72 and 0-80 are perfectly doable. To date, the smallest I've done is 00-90. I have a tap for 000-120 but, thankfully, a situation requiring that has never arisen.