"Jim Wilkins" wrote in message
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"Bob La Londe" wrote in message

I added the other groups to clutter them up the way they do to us.
--jsw

STOP THAT! LOL. I've been posting metal working questions and projects to
try and get people thinking about our craft again now that the political
**** storm has subsided a little.

The flex you talk about to get an angle has the same affect as a 1 degree
angle with a rotary broaching tool.

The idea with the tool post cross drill part is if its left adjusted in a
tool holder I can just drop it in place and drill a cross hole with no
setup. 10 seconds vs 2 minutes or more to take it off and transfer it to
the mill. I've got three parts I have made that require cross drilling and
might wind up being small scale production parts. One would benefit from a
turning operation afterwards. I can mount a collet in the lathe, but I am
leaning towards putting the 4 jaw on and leaving it in place for all the one
off projects.

Actually the mini lathe CNC conversion may get a 3C collet closer and get
used for some of those parts, but the conversion is only half done and
customers just won't pay me unless I promise to make their parts. LOL. I
am leaning towards also CNCing the small lathe with a 3C collet closer as
well.