When you mount a (fairly standard, from HF) live center in the tailstock, and have a small diameter workpiece, how do you arrange your tooling to be able to turn it? I have a TS Eng. QC toolpost. The large body of the live center prevents me to get close enough with the tool. If I extend the tool out, naturally it just flexes. I use a 5/16" indexable tool from LMS, the cheapie version. The workpiece is 3/8" or 1/2" steel rod. I think I read if you have more the 2-3 diameters extending from the chuck, you need to support the end. So anything over an inch or so needs support.
Do I need to use a different tool holder for this type of work?
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Regards,
Rich
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Richard Kleinhenz
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