You make the complete toolpost?
That serrated base looks like a non-novice undertaking.

I recently made a block-style toolpost for a 10" Atlas.
Design was loosely based on an old design for the Myford, described in a
Model Engineering reprint that is floating around the web in PDF format.
Cut a 2.5" cube with my HF bandsaw.
I used the lathe to bore and mill it.
Drill press to drill and tap some holes.
Came out real nice, cost almost nothing.

F. George McDuffee wrote:
see http://www.krfcompany.com/
Cheap to buy and easy to make using standard tooling [no
dovetails] We make these as class projects. Custom toolholders
with special backrake or holders for odd size boring bars are
easy to make.

GmcD
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On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 02:10:26 GMT, Jaggy Taggy
wrote:


On my recently acquired Reed & Prentice lathe is an old style tool holder
(lamp post style??) which really sucks.

But the alternative, get a modern stable setup, is a bewildering task. There
are many styles and a large swing in prices.
My lathe is a 12" and I could spend anywhere from about $100+ (Enco, piston
style) to a small fortune for a KDK holder and what I really need to get is
an education in the differences.

Can anybody here help me with this??

Regards Uwe

PS. I do not do production work, rather slow poke experimental tasks.




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WM Automotive
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