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@jmanatee
My point is that it is advertised to take 1/2" tooling, not some 1/2" tooling. tooling is close enough to being standardized that there should be no confusion here.
It either takes a 1/2" tool, or it does not. That fact that some tooling can be used only means that it accepts a smaller tool.
Now we can probably all agree that the OP should get a QCTP. We can also probably all agree that a lathe this small will not really get full benefit from 1/2" tooling. None of this changes the fact that it specified to take 1/2" tooling, and the OP proceeded on this assumption with the purchase of such tooling.
Tolerating things like this is why we get lathes from China that advertise a 10" swing, but only have 4" of cross slide travel. I would not consider a lathe that can only face 8" to be a 10" lathe any more than I would consider a lathe that only accepts a 7/16" tool to have a 1/2" capacity. As an example, how many of us have lathes with a bore smaller than advertised? As a community, we should not tolerate this sort of behavior. As individuals we have an obligation to call out importers who behave this way either in public forums such as this, or by putting pressure on the importer to set things right.
My point is that it is advertised to take 1/2" tooling, not some 1/2" tooling. tooling is close enough to being standardized that there should be no confusion here.
It either takes a 1/2" tool, or it does not. That fact that some tooling can be used only means that it accepts a smaller tool.
Now we can probably all agree that the OP should get a QCTP. We can also probably all agree that a lathe this small will not really get full benefit from 1/2" tooling. None of this changes the fact that it specified to take 1/2" tooling, and the OP proceeded on this assumption with the purchase of such tooling.
Tolerating things like this is why we get lathes from China that advertise a 10" swing, but only have 4" of cross slide travel. I would not consider a lathe that can only face 8" to be a 10" lathe any more than I would consider a lathe that only accepts a 7/16" tool to have a 1/2" capacity. As an example, how many of us have lathes with a bore smaller than advertised? As a community, we should not tolerate this sort of behavior. As individuals we have an obligation to call out importers who behave this way either in public forums such as this, or by putting pressure on the importer to set things right.