Another Spring Tool Holder

[Roadracer_Al]

I actually had the tool tip *behind* the vertical line extending from the clapper box so the clapper would stay closed during the cut. The idea of the spring tool is that it will be stiff enough to take a cut, but if the tool digs in, it springs back and up (the "loop" of the spring must be built so it's ahead of the cutting edge), preventing chatter.

After my first effort, I realized that what this tool really needs is a way to fine tune the spring rate to match the depth of cut, the toughness of the material, etc.