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  1. Don Sipes

    Shop Made BXA tool holders

    OOPS! Now I need a bigger shelf.
  2. Don Sipes

    Shop Made BXA tool holders

    Thanks Craig! I'll check it out
  3. Don Sipes

    Shop Made BXA tool holders

    The dovetail cutter worked OK. But chip load is pretty high with only one insert. It was a long slow process with lots of small slow cuts. It would probably better with at least 2 inserts.
  4. Don Sipes

    Shop Made BXA tool holders

    I want to do some sort of finish to protect them from rust. Any kind of plating is out as it would effect the dimensions and fit. Some sort of surface conversion process? Anyone with experience? Suggestions?
  5. Don Sipes

    Shop Made BXA tool holders

    M10 X 1 extra fine. I used the same as my commercial ones.
  6. Don Sipes

    Shop Made BXA tool holders

    Just finished machining a production run of BXA tool holders for my shop made brazed carbide and HSS tooling.
  7. Don Sipes

    Quick change tool posts

    The part about getting the dovetail right is absolutely true. I made the dovetail cutter with just one cutting insert. Cutting them took more than a little while. The difference between a tight and a loose fit isn't very much.
  8. Don Sipes

    Quick change tool posts

    My Modern Tool 14X40 came with a BXA so that's what I use. I do have some additional holders that fit up to 1 inch tooling, a 1 inch boring bar. I never seem to have enough holders so I'm making a batch with openings for different size tooling. They are cold rolled steel no hardening of any...
  9. Don Sipes

    Other Safeties Use them or Not?

    My lathe never had a safety over the chuck. But on occasions when a nice blue chip comes off and goes down my shirt I think something of that nature might be cool!
  10. Don Sipes

    Internal splines

    What would happen if you pre-drilled the splines then squared them out with your lathe indexing set up? Drilling wouldn't have to be super accurate and would get rid of the bulk of the material.
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