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

Reg Ingold randmingold at hotkey.net.au
Mon Feb 21 13:36:45 PST 2005


You are right. It is a production time saver.
It also tends to lift the slide. Thus it is not good on a small lathe if you
are taking a decent cut.
The headstock pressure is the least of the concerns.
Reg & Marg Ingold.
Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
randmingold at hotkey.net.au
http://www.oldengine.org/members/randmingold

> 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. > Curt
Holland
> Gastonia, NC




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