Centering a lathe tool 

Using the 6in. machinists rule is a trick I learned long ago. I use that method all the time and is the best lathe tip there is. To this day I still amaze veteran machinists regularly who had never even heard of it.

That’s what I call TLAR engineering. That Looks About Right! Good video

Idea to try. Set a combination square on your compound to compare the vertical tilt of your pinched scale. By having a fixed vertical reference you can easily tell which way the scale is tilting (leaning).

Thanks for the video dude, just what I was looking for!

Michael im new to this trade but where could a person get those colord shims are they marked the thicknes Thanks in Advance

Just buy a quick change tool-post, can’t do this every time you change tools, would take you all day to do a turning job using this method ?,

Hmmm Never thought doing that way Great thanks

Hanzhen harmonic drive gear , robot arm gear head, over 30 years experience

and here is where quick change tool post comes

Hi Mr. Matticks

Got tired of shimmy and got a quick change tool post,,,

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