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Title: DTI toolpost perch
Post by: MadNick on February 11, 2012, 12:36:18 PM

Evening,

With my bargain £1 DTI refurbed and ready for action I made a perch for it on my toolpost -

(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s95/freewheeler1968/Engineering/perch002.jpg)

Took a couple of hours to make the perch and cut another slot into the toolpost to house it.

I used it today and it saves a load of time setting up the mag stand - very happy :)

Nick

Title: Re: DTI toolpost perch
Post by: DaveH on February 11, 2012, 12:46:34 PM

Nick,

Clever that, looks good and very useful :thumbup: :clap:
 :beer:
DaveH

Title: Re: DTI toolpost perch
Post by: andyf on February 11, 2012, 04:42:02 PM

You'll get a lot of use out of that, Nick.  I got so fed up with wrestling with the arms on my cheap mag mount trying to get the DTI in the right place that I made one to fit my QCTP like a toolholder. Much easier to set up and gently bring the finger into contact using the cross-slide and carriage handles.

Andy

Title: Re: DTI toolpost perch
Post by: krv3000 on February 11, 2012, 07:02:47 PM

HI well dun

Title: Re: DTI toolpost perch
Post by: MadNick on February 12, 2012, 03:11:37 AM

@Andy - you are so right.

In my quest for accuracy I use the 4 jaw chuck all the time as my self-centering 3 jaw has seen better days and, if you use a 4 jaw, youve got to have a DTI on hand.

Nick

Title: Re: DTI toolpost perch
Post by: WillieL on February 13, 2012, 03:15:55 PM

Very nice job Nick. Simple and effective. Why is it I never think of things like that?   :doh:

I won't even go into the Rube Goldberg contraption I threw together to use on my lathe the other day.   :bang:

Well that's another one for the "to do" list...

Title: Re: DTI toolpost perch
Post by: ETC57 on February 13, 2012, 07:37:26 PM

  Nicely done Nick,  :thumbup:

 Look,s like an add to the new projects list for me as I too tend to just use the 4 jaw as well.
 Thanks for the post. :clap:

 Jerry. :)
 

Title: Re: DTI toolpost perch
Post by: Ned Ludd on February 15, 2012, 06:55:21 AM

Many years ago I was looking at a Morse 1 Dixon QC holder and wondering why did they bother making it. Then I thought what if I mounted a DTI in it, best mod I ever made.
I cannot for the life of me see why any sane person would mount a DTI vertically  :loco:, when , if mounted horizontally, you can use the cross slide for coarse adjustment.
Once you get a bit of experience you can centre quicker than using a collet, well you can if you had to change the collet, that is.
Ned