While working on the next bigger project I was tired of shimming my most used turning tool in a complicated way to bring it's tip on center height.
The Mini Lahtes toolpost is designed to clamp 8x8mm turning tools on center height. My most used beloved insert holder however has a 10x10mm shaft. Until now, I had to shim it on it's backside so that the whole tool is tilted an the tip of the tool comes down on center height. That's not very practical so I decided to mill on of the toolposts slots 2mm deeper, that the 10x10mm turning tool comes right on center. Off course I had to do that on the lathe itself which worked in the end quite well. The 4 jaw chuck probably wasn't the best way to clamp the 16mm carbide endmill. The endmill was sucked out of the chuck during work an I had to reset it.
Next thing on the to-do list might be a propper carriage lock. The provisional locking via the halfnut wasn't ideal either.
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Keep in mind, due to very limited resources, I have to improvise a lot and go unconvenient ways which may upset some of the "real machinists" out here.
Hope - with some creativity - in the end come to good resoults anyway.
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