New restoration project! 12" Craftsman lathe.

[LX Kid]

My 6" chuck arrived this afternoon. This sucker is "H E A V Y." I'm sure this will give excellent rigidity. I'll dial it in tomorrow. Hope my floor doesn't collapse! LoL. And I thought my 8" 4-jaw was heavy but is hollow on the back and this 6" is solid thru and thru!

 

[LX Kid]

WOW! What a difference a larger/heavier chuck can make. As it's been said before rigidity, rigidity & rigidity. Thanks wa5cab for suggesting that I get the 6" chuck with reversible jaws! The test cuts are really "great" over what I got with my 4" chuck. Try as I may I'm only able to dial in about .004-.0055" run out no matter how much "beating" I do on the chuck! LoL
OK, so now I have an expensive "rotating tool" what do I do now? Should I just make steel wool strands and sell it to the Brillo Soap Pad Company? Ha Ha Ha. ( Still not funny! )

 

[wa5cab]

Yes, that looks pretty good. However, something doesn't look quite right about the way in which the holder is gripping the insert.

 

[LX Kid]

Yes, that looks ?pretty good. However, something doesn't look quite right about the way in which the holder is gripping the insert.

?? Explain please. Is the insert too 90 degree to work? Or is it the tool holder itself? Diamond lapped the insert and now it's back to crappy cut. Table wobble is getting worse so I'll have to do something about the floor joists as discussed in post (# 138). When do you think I'll fix that with tempos around 100 degree outside? This fall sounds good! Maybe a little wider/thicker dunnage under the four legs might help for now.

 

[LX Kid]

Did my first "almost useful" little project. If anyone remembers I had t replace my countershaft spindle because the end was all messed up and the sheave was wobbling and ruined the sheave bot hole. I cut down the bad spindle to accept a 5/8" sheave instead of a 3/4" sheave. "Maybe" one day I'll find a use for this old spindle on some project. I know, Im know everyone is so jealous of my skills! LoL. Makes for good yak yak though.

 

[wa5cab]

Seems as though the cutter holder ought to be hiding far more of the insert. The holder appears ti be made to hold a piece of square stock with the end ground properly or with the insert silver soldered to the end. I would be concerned that the triangular insert would break off, especially if it were an interrupted cut. Probably the wrong cutter holder but I completely forgot to go out to shop today and check and it is again too late to do that. I'll try again later today.

 

[LX Kid]

I'll take a pic of the tool holder and insert. I admittantly say I don't knoŵ about tool holders and inserts. I have a lot of inserts and "stuff" that came with other lathes over the years. Thanks

Update: PIC's. Have a "lot" more used cutters not in pic's.

 

[LX Kid]

Today is a special day for the wifey! She turns 80 today so I bought a special gift. I got her a new 20 amp battery charger! Never know when she might want to jump something! LoL 52 years of marriage and neither one of us has thought of murdering the other. ( YET, or at least I think so! ) Thank the Lord we both have our health. No replies necessary as it's not related to this thread!

 

[wa5cab]

OK, back to tine thread, then, I have a Yuasa QCTP on my Atlas 3996. One of the tool holders made for it is double-ended and holds two triangular inserts. It is a 41-116. I think that it or one like it to fit your Tool Post may be what you need. It has a shallow triangular area machined into the top of the holder at each end that about 90% of each insert fits into. And an L-shaped clamp at each end secured by a single screw to hold each insert down and in place. One end of the holder is used for turning and the other end for facing. I'm sorry that I don,t have a photo to include but I have misplaced my camera.

 

[LX Kid]

Sleepless night so here I am at 4am thinking of lathes! Sick, sick, sick! There are soo many different types of holders and inserts it's mind boggling what fits what and what insert to buy for what tool holder! I have this tool holder that was milled down to 1/2" but no inserts that fit it. Seems like it would have to be a double thick insert for the top to hold it secure. The center screw is short for "normal" inserts.