From: Snag_one@msn.com   
      
   On 8/1/2024 1:20 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:   
   > On 8/1/2024 6:51 AM, Snag wrote:   
   >>    Since I built the QCTP , I've discovered a whole new set of   
   >> capabilities for my 72+ year old PowerKraft lathe . I already had a 1   
   >> hp motor on it , because it was free ...   
   >>    It started with a boring bar clamp post , and it is so much more   
   >> rigid than the lantern . Less singin' and a nicer finish . Then I made   
   >> the QCTP , and got a few 5/16" shank indexable cutters . I can cut a   
   >> bigger chip faster with a better finish in most cases now .   
   >>    So I just ordered a 7 holder set of indexable boring bars and   
   >> threading  and cutoff/grooving tool holders . And a supply of inserts   
   >> , because sure as night follows day I'm going to tear up a few while   
   >> I'm learning how to use this stuff .   
   >>    Wish me luck !   
   >   
   > If you ever need a little more rigidity eliminate the compound.  Replace   
   > it with a solid block of steel ground flat.   
   >   
   >   
      
      Sometimes I crank the compound all the way out and snug the gib   
   screws a bit more . The biggest source of flex was the lantern toolpost   
   and the quick change has eliminated almost all of it . Parting off is   
   still sometimes iffy , but ya just can't have everything .   
   --   
   Snag   
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