boring bar holder what brand and is this rare??

[tawas23]

Can someone let me know what company makes this and what is it worth ..boring bar holder

 

[Mondo]

I have not seen one like that before. Would seem to be rare, but rarity does not necessarily make it monitarily valuable. Quality of manufacture and accuracy in use are key components to monitary value. The light color suggests zinc electroplated castings, common for more modern imported tooling. Old domestic products of this sort would be black having been treated with a chemical process not unlike gun blueing - long before the days of low-cost zinc electroplate.

You may need to shim underneath the post to set the height of the cutter to be on the axis of the spindle, depending on the lathe on which it is used.

 

[wa5cab]

The only other thing that I can tell you is that it was not made by Atlas or Clausing between about 1932 and 1981.

Robert D.

 

[xalky]

I can't even imagine why anyone would want to use such a thing, when their are so many better solutions to holding a boring bar. It's next to worthless IMO.

 

[Inflight]

Not too rare. I have one just like yours.
I've used it and it works fine on my lathes.



Matt

 

[Holescreek]

I sold a few of those on Ebay about 10 years ago. They sold fairly quick IIRC they went for about $17 each.