"Jon Elson" wrote in message
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Bob La Londe wrote:

So, for a manual lathe who has found a tailpost turret to be really
useful?
I'd rather get a few more holders for the QC dovetail toolpost and forget
the tailstock. About the only cutting tool a tailpost is good for is
really
heavy drilling. Otherwise, you can do it all on the toolpost. A DRO (or
CNC) helps in that matter for keeping track of the X position for each
tool.

Jon

I've actually got quite a few tool holders for the QC.

What got me thinking about the tailstock turret was center drilling,
drilling, and tapping several identical parts. Then reversing the part,
center drilling, and drilling the other end.