[SEL] rear tool post...deviates!!!!

[Curt]

Peter,

> the main idea being that they don't lift the headstock
>shaft when cutting metal as they are on the other side of the job
>compared with the normal turning tool.
>  
>
Peter & Peter,
OK I'll bite, how are parting forces different than regular turning 
forces? Both exert the same tendence to lift the headstock. But is this 
a problem? I've seen a few of the back parting setups mentioned and just 
figured it was a time saving thing....eliminating a tool change. You got 
my curiosity up.
Curt Holland
Gastonia, NC