Round lathe tool holder (easy/cheap!)

[benmychree]

You may be right. There's an inherent compromise in the design. A More vertical tool requires either less meat in the holder, or more stick out otherwise the tool holder rubs. And it puts more strain on the retaining set screw.

I picked 15 because the others I saw like this used 15. It may be better at 10, and is certainly cheap enough to try.

Or, you could grind a lesser clearance angle on the front of the tool bit.

 

[brino]

@Makintrax73

Thanks for sharing your experiment with the rest of us.
I have been meaning to try making a tangential tool and holder myself.

Please keep posting any updates you have.

Thanks!
Brian