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Oily Rag21/03/2019 19:59:02
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On the question of inverted parting off from a rear toolpost ... the other reason given for the chatter free method is that the cross slide is lifted against the dovetails of the saddle and this makes the action 'solid'; however, the front toolpost position relies on the cross slide sitting atop the saddle ways and able to 'bounce' from the flat to the dovetail and hence incur and promote chatter.

I had numerous problems in parting off from the front toolpost on my 50 odd year old lathe, as soon as I went to a rear toolpost set up for parting off I never looked back. No more chatter, no more jambs, no more broken tools! It is so good that I now use an Iscar 3mm inserted tip part off blade, or on some aluminium jobs a very high rake HSS triangular blade with about 1.5" sides set vertically (I don't remember where the tool came from but it works very well)

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