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They are really tiny.
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Tool post rocker Craftsman 109 lathe
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They are really tiny.
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I do not have a complete tool post to measure.
The opening the tool post is 0.285" wide and about 0.40" tall, guessing for the height of the wedge.
Here's a typical photo of a Craftsman 109 tool post set up (this is a 109.21270):
The tool post is set in the compound, then the Tool Post Collar is slid over it, then the wedge is inserted, and then the HSS tool bit is slipped in and tightend down with the top screw. Not a lot of room for a tool holder.
The opening the tool post is 0.285" wide and about 0.40" tall, guessing for the height of the wedge.
Here's a typical photo of a Craftsman 109 tool post set up (this is a 109.21270):
The tool post is set in the compound, then the Tool Post Collar is slid over it, then the wedge is inserted, and then the HSS tool bit is slipped in and tightend down with the top screw. Not a lot of room for a tool holder.
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Atlas used to sell tool holders for the 10"/12" and for the 6". The holders for most of the 6" held 3/16" square cutters. There were about 7 of them, 3 for turning and facing, (L.H., R.H. and straight), 2 for Cutoff (straight and R.H.) and one each for boring and ID. threading. See the 1966 Atlas catalog which should be in Downloads. I think that they were actually made by Armstrong although that has been rubbed out in the catalog photos.