Here's a link to the QCTP compound mod:
Frank Hoose
--- "bbftx <bflint@...>"
<bflint@...> wrote:
Roy,
I agree that cutting hardened shims with shop
scissors will mess
the scissors up. I avoided that annoyance by not
trying to cut the
feeler gauges! I used 'em as is. They rarely got in
the way of the
work on the lathe and that can usually be worked
around. I found
the gauges easier to stack than several pieces of
cut shim stock.
But of course, shims in general are annoying, so
going to a height-
adjustable QCTP is really the best way IMO! I
milled the underside
of my lower-compound so I could mount the Phase II
series 100 QCTP.
Much more convenient than messing with shims, and
much less chatter
(especially when combined with moving the pivot
point of the
compound, as documented elsewhere).
B Flint
--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "roylowenthal
<roylowenthal@y...>" <roylowenthal@y...> wrote:
It's easier to shim between the tool & the
toolpost; if you
rubberband the shims to the tool, they're ready to
go when you
change tools. Feeler gauges are annoying to use
because they're
hardened; they're destructive to shop scissors!
Most any thin
metal will work; the hobby shop K&S shim
assortment, "tin" can
stock, beer can stock, heavy-duty Al foil, etc..
Roy
--- In 7x12minilathe@...,
"kdoney_63021
<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?
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