You can shim under the toolbit itself. Feeler gauges are a
convenient thing to use, since you can adjust to within a .001 pretty
easily. Go to www.sears.com and type this part number into the
search window: 00940804000
This is a 25 piece feeler gauge set for only 5.99. They come apart
just by unscrewing a nut and you can pick and choose a combination of
one or two gauges to shim your toolbit.
Eventually, you may decide you wan to to go to a quick change tool
post (QCTP), which makes shimming unnecessary.
B Flint
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<kdoney_63021@y...>" <kdoney_63021@y...> wrote:
I know I should know this but ... My tools are hitting below the
center of a workpiece and I need move the tool higher. I assume I
shim the tool holder around the toolpost but with what? Is there a
specific shim stock or should I just buy the same shims I used to
shim the lathe?
Thank you
