QCTP base question

Hey it works! Nice job! I'm going through the same thing myself right now and ran across your post.
 
Just make sure that the top of the T-nut is below the base of the compound when tightened up. Otherwise, you won't be able to get a secure tool post and it may even slip on you. This happens more than you might realize... "My QCTP nut is tight, but my bit still moves when cutting..." is a title often seen in machining forums. It is fixed by taking off a small amount off the top of the nut. The tool post has to bear entirely on the top of the compound, not the top of the T-nut.
 
Does not look like a hack job to me. For not having a mill, that looks fantastic, and I bet you learned some things along the way. Bravo!
 
Have an impending 1440GT and PMs BXA QCTP. Hoping it arrives not looking like it is from the scrap pile. $$$$
 
On my King 12x36 the nut is very similar. The notch on my corresponds to a hole in the compound , a steel pin is inserted preventing the QCTP from sliding in the slot.
 
aliva said:
On my King 12x36 the nut is very similar. The notch on my corresponds to a hole in the compound , a steel pin is inserted preventing the QCTP from sliding in the slot.
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That's odd... Sometimes you WANT the QCTP in other positions in the slot (ie, not always in the center of the slot).
 
SLK001 said:
That's odd... Sometimes you WANT the QCTP in other positions in the slot (ie, not always in the center of the slot).
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I think you can defeat it in those circumstances.
 
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