Was the milling all manual? Or Power Feed? Or full CNC?
I remeasured it 3 hours ago and confirmed that the distance was 99.70mm, which made it very strange. Does it distinguish between the Asian and American versions?99.70mm divided by 25.4 mm/ inch = 3.92519 inches. It does not make sense in imperial either. Did you guys measure the tool holder or the tool post?
Forgive me for being inquisitive here....but what is better on these blocks than a simple internal dovetail cut on an inexpensive tool mount. It seems here that you are making 8 or more precession cuts to produce exact angles to mesh together the same as a dovetail holder does with 2 cuts with a "set-in-stone" angle cutter??
Forgive me for being inquisitive here....but what is better on these blocks than a simple internal dovetail cut on an inexpensive tool mount.
That's why I'm building a test jig to test all my tool posts. I have American Rocker, Aloris, offshore clones of Aloris, 4-way in 3 sizes, and A Dickson (Rapide). I have managed to arrange the borrow of a real Multifix tool holder for testing as well. I'll be limiting my test to deflection only In the vertical and horizontal directions of a typical tool overhang.I believe @Dabbler is going to run a comparison experiment of the different styles of tool posts at some point. He can report on his findings when the time comes (and prove me wrong?)
Stay Tuned.
Each cross slide has different deflection, but I'll try to figure out some kind of real-world test. Trouble is, not all my tool posts will fit on any given lathe. A conundrum. I guess I can use the big one, and make an adapter for smaller tool posts.... Hmmmm...but it would be good to be able to correlate that to cutting experience if it is possible.
Each cross slide has different deflection, but I'll try to figure out some kind of real-world test. Trouble is, not all my tool posts will fit on any given lathe. A conundrum. I guess I can use the big one, and make an adapter for smaller tool posts.... Hmmmm...
No don't feel that way -- Deflection numbers might be interesting from a theoretical point of view, but It still has to relate in some way to a practical use. I'm just curious about what I *think* is going on, and can make a prediction of rigidity. Test world numbers will tell me if I'm wrong in some way! Real world use is something that can surprise you...I should have thought about it a bit more before I suggested it.
My own opinion: the locking direction of the dovetail is jacking, which is opposite to the direction of the cutting force. When the cutting force is a lot, there must be a small amount of displacement, because there is enough displacement space.Forgive me for being inquisitive here....but what is better on these blocks than a simple internal dovetail cut on an inexpensive tool mount. It seems here that you are making 8 or more precession cuts to produce exact angles to mesh together the same as a dovetail holder does with 2 cuts with a "set-in-stone" angle cutter??
It looks to me that the dovetail holder is anchored on 4 unmovable faces so the six that these holders ride on can't be any more than 'equal" in usage.