My 1959 Heavy 10 Toolroom

[Canuck75]

Beautiful QCTP.
Wanted to get into the QCTP game but cost and wanting to make stuff myself resulted in my homemade setup. Patterned after a Busy Bee product, not very sophisticated but sturdier. Works fine for the model engine and other work I do. Made 20 holders and would like more??.

Take care.

 

[Lucas E]

Beautiful QCTP.
Wanted to get into the QCTP game but cost and wanting to make stuff myself resulted in my homemade setup. Patterned after a Busy Bee product, not very sophisticated but sturdier. Works fine for the model engine and other work I do. Made 20 holders and would like more??.

Take care.

Is that a piston or dovetail type? Looks like a lot of work to make all that. Nice job!

 

[SLK001]

Is that a piston or dovetail type? Looks like a lot of work to make all that. Nice job!

It's a wedge type. Pulling down the locking knob squeezes the toolholder into the TP tightly.

 

[Canuck75]

Is that a piston or dovetail type? Looks like a lot of work to make all that. Nice job!

Lucas E,-
Dovetail clamp. The near side of the dovetail is separate and pivoted at the rear (4th picture) so takes .013" movement or 1/4 turn of the handle to tighten the tool holder. Have found that even light pressure keeps the tool holder rigid. Started a production line so 20 holders didn't take too long.

Thanks for looking.

 

[Lucas E]

Added a precision Matthews MX-200L to the lathe over the past few days. Had to machine 6 brackets and weld a stand for the display. I painted all the brackets to match the machine as I didn't want them taking away from the machine any more than they already do. I made it a goal to not remove any functionality or travel of the lathe, which took quite a bit of head scratching and reworking things, but I'm super happy with how it came out!

The display can swivel over above the headstock or right behind the chuck. For now I like it above the headstock so I don't have to reach over the chuck, but we'll see down the road.

 

[Lucas E]

Added a precision Matthews MX-200L to the lathe over the past few days. Had to machine 6 brackets and weld a stand for the display. I painted all the brackets to match the machine as I didn't want them taking away from the machine any more than they already do. I made it a goal to not remove any functionality or travel of the lathe, which took quite a bit of head scratching and reworking things, but I'm super happy with how it came out!

The display can swivel over above the headstock or right behind the chuck. For now I like it above the headstock so I don't have to reach over the chuck, but we'll see down the road.

Here's some pictures of the mounting

 

[Lucas E]

Here's a shot of the welded rectangular tube display stand.

 

[jcp]

Very nicely done! I’ve been trying to decide if I want to make the effort for my 9A with taper attachment. Is there enough room to mount the follow rest?

 

[Lucas E]

Very nicely done! I’ve been trying to decide if I want to make the effort for my 9A with taper attachment. Is there enough room to mount the follow rest?

Yep, that was one of my goals and the reason for mounting the read head far back on the taper attachment. I didn't want it between the saddle as it keeps you from using a follow rest and also limits the tailstock travel.

The scale is on fixed mounts so it doesn't move.

 

[Lucas E]

Finally got around to painting my lathe attachments. I was burnt out after finishing the lathe and decided I'd search for a follow rest and do them all at the same time. I'm looking forward to using them.