Thanks Peter, A great explanation. I have just fitted one to my lathe and indicated the front of the tool holder to be square to the chuck before tightening the centre bolt. However this means that when screw cutting with the compound set at 60 degrees the nearest position available to set the tool true (without loosening the mounting bolt) would be 63 degrees. As the spiral on the underside cuts into the compound. I don't really like the idea of continually loosening and tightening it to set it properly! am I missing something?
Hello, thanks for the question. My answer is also a question: Why do you want to turn the compound rest to 60°? I know that some user have the compound rest not in the same axis like Z but in my personal opinion it make no sense at all to turn the compound rest for normal use and special not for screw cutting because you can move Zo and after this you move X with the exactly value for the next cut without complicatin counting what the move of for example 0.2mm in Zo is for the axis X when the compound rest is in a different angle.
Hi, At 10:43 when you explain how to position the main body of the Multifix, someone can see on the picture you hold three holes having the numbers 1, 2, 3; the hole 2 is on +3° and the hole 3 is on +6°, in what degrees is hole with the number 1?
Hello and thanks for your message. The answer is: Three staggered dowel pin holes (pin is included tool post kit, dowel pin is inserted into the lathe compound top slide) located in the tool post bottom surface increases the 40 possible adjustment positions to 120 by engagement of the various pin positions. The post must be removed, indexed to a new pin position and reinstalled to take advantage of this feature.
@@pewetools9078 I'm sorry but your answer is irrelevant to my question. I asked in what degrees is the hole number 1? and you replied that the holes are for different positioning of the tool post, this is something that I already know. What I don't know is, in what degrees is the hole with number 1
........... you mount the tool post on your compound rest in the position you want and then the hole #1 is 0° and if you want, you can name it also 90° (to the center line) - it doenst matter how you name it. If you lift now the tool post and you put it down that the holde #2 match the pin, you have an offset of 3° when you compare to the original position (and when you use #3 = 6°).
hello Peter, I am about to buy a multi fix system and yours came up. My compound rest is neither nor like you are showing in your video. I have a French lathe Ernault Somua 14 inches swing with 30mm vertical distance from center spline to top of the compound. I have a 18mm bolt on the compound centered around a 53 mm diameter raised circle 18 mm high. Like a hockey puck!. My lathe is 1m center to center it is mid size. For added rigidity i want 32square on the holders for large tool bars. What model do you suggest at what price with a set with four holders and how hard would your post be to machine to my diameter? Lastly, I want confirmation from you of the manufacturer of origin China Taiwan etc...
Hello and thanks for your questions. Well, make a guess………………… of course my stuff is Made in China and the reason is easy to explain and I say it frankly: There is nobody in Europe who is willing to produce the quality I want. Most of European companies are not able and the others are much too expensive. To get a better accuracy, the teeth of my holders are not grinded. Believe it or not but grinding of the shape of this teeth is not easy (and so all grinded teeth of all holders are very bad when you compare) and so the teeth of my holders are cut by wire-EDM. If you want to do this in Europe, only this single job cost 180 Euro for just and only 1 holder of the size A. I need two more information: How strong is the motor? How wide is the compound rest? Also a picture would be good - please answer to pewetools@gmx.net
@@pewetools9078 that actually surprises. on the other hand i stumbled upon the high prices for EDM work in germany or europe in general. Do you have a tip on how to find a suitable company that is doing small-batches of EDM stuff in china?
Bought a tool post from Peter WENDLANDT and it is too small for my lathe . Trying to figure out how to get the right size . What do I have to do . Thank you for a reply . Jim
Hello, I answered you already - just response. The set which you bought is the perfect size for your machine (when you gave to me the correct details of yxour machine). Peter Wendlandt
Hello Peter thank you for doing a video in English. Do you supply the bolt for the Multifix or do you know where I can get one? I have a french lathe old Hernault Batignoles 3 F center to center. I will be using a D model. If you sell the tool you should sell the bolt since it it is the same for each multifix. (small multifix has a smaller bolt I understand that)
Well, to offer a bolt, a really matching bolt, is complete impossible. There exist thousand of different lathes in the history of mankind and when you look at 10 different compound rest, you will see minimum 10 different situations. If somebody offer a bolt, then this is similar to say: One shoe size for every human. Send me a picture of yopur compound rest with 3 different infornmation I was asking before with mail to pewetools@gmx.net
hi just to let you now that adam booth (YT channel abom79) has a great video on implementing peter's installation recommendations check it out if you want - adam is a great machinist and perfectionist cheers
