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05-26-2008

Posted by bert on May 26, 2008, 5:30 am

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hi I'm looking for a different toolpost for my ml7. I want it to be
easy to centre tool and quick change the tool.Thankyou for your views
on this subject

Posted by Peter Neill on May 26, 2008, 5:33 am

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On Mon, 26 May 2008 02:30:46 -0700 (PDT), bert

>hi I'm looking for a different toolpost for my ml7. I want it to be
>easy to centre tool and quick change the tool.Thankyou for your views
>on this subject

Nice one here, to build yourself:
http://www.metalwebnews.com/howto/toolpost/toolpost.html

Peter

Posted by Tony Jeffree on May 26, 2008, 6:03 pm

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On Mon, 26 May 2008 10:33:48 +0100, Peter Neill

>On Mon, 26 May 2008 02:30:46 -0700 (PDT), bert
>

>>hi I'm looking for a different toolpost for my ml7. I want it to be
>>easy to centre tool and quick change the tool.Thankyou for your views
>>on this subject

>
>Nice one here, to build yourself:
>http://www.metalwebnews.com/howto/toolpost/toolpost.html

And very good it is too...

Regards,
Tony

Posted by Peter Fairbrother on May 26, 2008, 5:38 pm

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bert wrote:

> hi I'm looking for a different toolpost for my ml7. I want it to be
> easy to centre tool and quick change the tool.Thankyou for your views
> on this subject

My tool posts are 1.5" lengths of 2"x1" mild steel with a slot milled in
one side, and two tapped holes for screws to hold the tool in position.
Each tool has it's own toolpost.

Height adjustment is done by shimming, but you only have to shim once
per tool - the tool and toolpost stay together, even when resharpening.

Replacing a tool involves only unscrewing the knob which holds the
toolholder in place, repacing the toll+holder with a new tool+holder,
and screwing it back up.

You could make a hole in the bottom for the click-to-position feature,
but I don't bother (mostly because it's no hassle, but also because I
don't think it's accurate enough).

This is for a C3-type minilathe, not a Myford, and I work in tough
materials mostly - but it gives very good rigidity, better than anything
else I've seen.

(not-very-good) photo here:

http://www.zenadsl6186.zen.co.uk/toolpost.jpg

-- Peter Fairbrother

Posted by Steve on May 26, 2008, 5:51 pm

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> hi I'm looking for a different toolpost for my ml7. I want it to be
> easy to centre tool and quick change the tool.Thankyou for your views
> on this subject

Speaking of toolposts, does anyone actually load up four tools into a four
way tool post?

Steve

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