"Cuezilla" wrote in message
om...

Are you talking about the threaded hole for the height setting? Maybe
you're
missing the knurled knob and that's why it's not repeatable for you.

No, there is a hole on the right side of the tool post about half way
down. Looks like something screw in it.

As mentioned in previous answers by various people to the same question: the
purpose of that hole (the one on the right side of the base block-- not the
one for the adjustment nut in the holders) is to attach a stop. Say
you're doing minor production work and feeding the stock through the
spindle. You have a carriage stop on the right side of the carriage, and
possibly another one on the left side of the carriage. This stop is for
adjusting the stock. Move the carriage to the right against the right-hand
stop, flip the toolpost stop into place, push the stock through, tighten the
chuck, flip the stop out of the way and on to the next piece.

Boris

--

-------------------------------------
Boris Beizer Ph.D. Seminars and Consulting
1232 Glenbrook Road on Software Testing and
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006 Quality Assurance

TEL: 215-572-5580
FAX: 215-886-0144
Email

------------------------------------------