6 Attachment(s)
Quick Change Tool Post for Lathe
Tool Post Features:
- Designed for the utmost rigidity: Unlike dovetail designs, the post and tool holder lock together like a single, solid piece of steel
- Tools can be removed and remounted with better than 0.001" accuracy
- Independent tool position adjustments
- Tool height is easily adjusted and held constant without use of a lock nut
- Tools can be removed and remounted with a single hand, no tools required: This provides the fastest tool change of any known design
- Tool holders feature two tool mounting positions at 90 degree orientations: This facilitates turning and facing cuts without rotating the post
- Simple design with a minimum number of parts
- Parts are easy to make: No dovetails
- Sized for a 9" lathe and 1/4" to 3/8" tool bits
- Can be easily scaled for other lathe/tool sizes
These plans include:
- A 25-page PDF instruction manual including:
- Full, detailed, step-by-step construction procedure
- 11 technical drawings.
- 7 photos.
- BOM (Bill Of Materials) for the post and for the tool holders
Feel free to post any questions you may have in this discussion, either before you purchase or during construction. I DO monitor this thread. Or, post pictures of your finished QCTP.
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