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Quick Change Tool Post for Raglan 5inch Lathe

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Meldonmech:

 The remaining parts were straight forward machining ball handles etc. the tool holders were assembled, and tool post set up. A trial was completed, and I was pleased with the results.

                                                              Cheers David

vtsteam:
Hey I like your mill table clamping blocks!!! :thumbup:

And David, really satisfying to see all those toolholders and the finished post! Great job! :bow: :bow:  :clap: :clap: :beer:

NormanV:
I have a Dickson QCTP, the tool holders are silly prices. It had never occurred to me that cast aluminium would be ok for tool holders. I will be looking at it more carefully now. I could cast long sticks to make the machining quicker and then cut them off to size.

awemawson:
Saturate your molten aluminium with copper Norman to make it significantly harder.

Meldonmech:
 
 Norman, you are quite right, on my last batch I made a new pattern and cast a block of six. After machining the block to size, dovetailed the block then sawed the tool holders into six.
                           
          This is definitely the way to go.
                                                                         Cheers David


                                                             

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