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I'm about 3 days into the cleanup of a new to me lathe. Running a mill for almost a year and I find lathe tooling bewildering. And the prospect of grinding my own tools is something I maybe should learn...but the odds of that happening are about -27%. I've asked around and searched this and...

So I'm officially DONE with the QCTP that came with my lathe. I need to replace it with a CXA tool post of very good quality. The one I have is the piston type and it does not always stay locked. I thought it was operator error but today I broke a parting tool and found that the tool holder...

After great results in my clamp style knurling tool and Bump straight knurling tool I was riled with the poor results I had with QCTP 110 tool (knurling and facing tool holder). The material used Checking if idea will work... "Milling" the round slot in four jaw chuck. Tool ready for...