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So you do not rotate the tool block much at all then, right?
No, I rarely have moved the tool post block in the past, due to trying to keep the DRO tool positions in tact. But, after 4 years of doing it this way, I am more likely to move it if a situation makes it easier and more rigid.
I work as a machinist in a hydraulic repair shop. Lathe work is probably 70% of what I do. But most parts are one off, making what needs to be replaced in rebuilding of hydraulic cylinders usually. On the rare occasion when I have to make 5 or more of one part, this is when the DRO with preset tool offsets for different holders can really shine. Especially when you use 4 or more different tools to make the part.
If you are just doing one off machining of parts, then I would do what you feel comfortable with. Everyone will have their own feelings, as to what feels right to them.
As far as most of us are concerned in our home shops, I think it is more important that we learn the practice of making good parts. Now wether we can tweak our ways of doing it to make it the shortest time possible, trying to squeeze every second out as possible, it really isn’t worth that effort, unless you are doing 100’s or 1,000 of the same part.
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