From: none@none.com99   
      
   On 8/1/2024 12:27 PM, Snag wrote:   
   > 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 .   
      
   I didn't mean throw it away.  Just only install it when you need it.   
      
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