Lathe Rotation CW vs CCW

[Superburban]

Don’t have a Taig but my Sb likes it when the saddle gets pushed down, not up

Agreed, I have never seen a saddle, or bed designed to take forces pulling up on the saddle. The underside of the bed, and pieces of the saddle that keep it from coming off, are not machined, ground to the same standards as the top.

 

[BaronJ]

Actually parting off with a rear mounted tool does cause lifting forces on the saddle and cross slide, but the cross slide is usually located more over towards the middle of the saddle when parting off this way.

 

[Superburban]

Good point.

I never used a rear post, I always thought they were set up to use the lathe spinning in reverse. But if you think of it, all the saddles I can think of, have a more substantial piece holding the back side down, then they do on the front (if any in the front). And cutting off, is not done with the saddle moving, so not likely much chance of wear to those parts.

 

[BaronJ]

This is my lathe ! You can see the rear parting off toolpost on the cross slide and the Norman tool holder on the top slide.