got my nice new diamond tool holders in the mail today , so of course i had to have a play with them to see how i liked them .
they are a bit different to use though i have only done a few minutes just to try them out , so far i like them .anyway what i did do was make a simple little jig to set the height cos i have had enogh of mucking around with packers and using the tailstock center to set tool heights with .
it is so easy this way its ridiculous .first off i got the tool close to center using the normal tailstock center method , then did a test facing cut and moved it a tad until i had it just right then just a bit of 1" x1" square bar put it in the mill and squared the ends off then back to the lathe and sat the bar stock on the cross slide and used the tool to scribe a line then back to the mill and milled a slot to the line .
now i just sit the bar on the cross slide hold it down with the left thumb and use another left finger to push the cutter up then nip it up with the other hand done and set to the correct height in seconds .
johno
they are a bit different to use though i have only done a few minutes just to try them out , so far i like them .anyway what i did do was make a simple little jig to set the height cos i have had enogh of mucking around with packers and using the tailstock center to set tool heights with .
it is so easy this way its ridiculous .first off i got the tool close to center using the normal tailstock center method , then did a test facing cut and moved it a tad until i had it just right then just a bit of 1" x1" square bar put it in the mill and squared the ends off then back to the lathe and sat the bar stock on the cross slide and used the tool to scribe a line then back to the mill and milled a slot to the line .
now i just sit the bar on the cross slide hold it down with the left thumb and use another left finger to push the cutter up then nip it up with the other hand done and set to the correct height in seconds .
johno
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