Thoughts About Small Lathe Tool Holders, Part 1

[randyc]

(08-20-2017, 08:49 AM)f350ca Wrote: .....The lathe is an HLV, drop the H. Picked it up on a government auction. Needed some work but had very little wear. Its a year younger than me. Here's as link to the repairs. 

http://www.metalworkingfun.com/showthrea...t=hardinge

Greg,

God, I wish I hadn't read that thread.  I'll forever feel that my 1945 Sheldon is a POS.  Why, oh why, did I not wait until a $1200 10EE or $1200 HLV-H came on the market, ha-ha-ha   

Insofar as making your tool post compatible with Aloris dovetails, IMO parking eBay tool holders on that Hardinge would be near-sacrilege when compared with your own tooling system !


Hey Jack,

I see lanterns/rockers on eBay all the time, from $20 to $50, the smaller ones anyway.  You might give the Armstrongs a try on a special job where a QCTP is sort of awkward.


Cheers !