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You can and should fix this, needs only some milling and scraping
Ya I see the versatility in them as well. Just wonder how much side load they can take?vw_chuck wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 9:04 am I know on my lathe which is a 11x26 it doesn't even have any gibs on the Z axis. You can lift the whole carriage up if you are strong enough. Kind of crazy.
I do know that tool is the most usefull tool I own. The clamp down one can be used for grooving, turning, profiling pretty much anything in aluminum. They work great and you can get like a pack of 10 inserts on amazon for like 10 bucks. You really can't beat it.
Look here for cutting parameters groove turning:BillB wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 4:03 pmYa I see the versatility in them as well. Just wonder how much side load they can take?vw_chuck wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 9:04 am I know on my lathe which is a 11x26 it doesn't even have any gibs on the Z axis. You can lift the whole carriage up if you are strong enough. Kind of crazy.
I do know that tool is the most usefull tool I own. The clamp down one can be used for grooving, turning, profiling pretty much anything in aluminum. They work great and you can get like a pack of 10 inserts on amazon for like 10 bucks. You really can't beat it.