I'm in the process of rebuilding and moding a Sieg 7x mini lathe. I came across some nice 1/2" insert tools. I understand these tools will mount above center on this lathe. I have a mill and was wondering if removing enough material from the base of the compound for the tool to mount just below center line would allow me to use 1/2"tooling? I will be using a LMS Oxa tool post. This mod was sugested for mounting a larger AXA tool post on a 7x mini lathe. After milling the compound base do you think there will be enough adjustment in the tool post to use smaller shank tools? Has anyone done anything similar? Just wondering before buying the tool post and attempting to mill the compound.
Thanks for any input.
Thanks for any input.