With all this interest in "spring toolholders" I decided to dig up the old one I have (lately anything to do with "Spring" catches my interest).
It's 1", so never fit in any turrets or lantern toolholders until I got my 16X60 lathe, so it lay untried in "inventory".
Now that I have QCTPs on both lathes I'd have to make a special toolholder to try it out.
It has the inset on the bottom like Hawkeyes but also has the insert in the opening and a screw that can be adjusted so as the limit the "spring travel" or even totally eliminate any "spring".
It's 1", so never fit in any turrets or lantern toolholders until I got my 16X60 lathe, so it lay untried in "inventory".
Now that I have QCTPs on both lathes I'd have to make a special toolholder to try it out.
It has the inset on the bottom like Hawkeyes but also has the insert in the opening and a screw that can be adjusted so as the limit the "spring travel" or even totally eliminate any "spring".
Busy Bee 12-36 lathe, Busy Bee Mill drill, Busy Bee 4x6 bandsaw, Homemade 9x17 bandsaw, Ad infinitum.