A while ago someone was asking here about the best material to make a lathe
toolpost from, but I can't find the thread. Anyone remember what happened,
or have a suggestion for a suitable material?
I am only making one, perhaps two, unlike the OP who iirc was making lots. Got to be quite tough though, it's a bit thinner than normal to fit a large tool, I made one from CI (meehanite) and it broke.
Toolpost is 44 mm x 44 mm x 32 mm, if anyone has something suitable in their scrap box I can swap some beer tokens. Or if anyone has a 4-way toolpost for a C3/Conquest/7x12 type lathe that would probably do.
ta,
I am only making one, perhaps two, unlike the OP who iirc was making lots. Got to be quite tough though, it's a bit thinner than normal to fit a large tool, I made one from CI (meehanite) and it broke.
Toolpost is 44 mm x 44 mm x 32 mm, if anyone has something suitable in their scrap box I can swap some beer tokens. Or if anyone has a 4-way toolpost for a C3/Conquest/7x12 type lathe that would probably do.
ta,
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Peter Fairbrother
Peter Fairbrother