Thanks for further replies. I realise that this is getting into 'by the time I'd written/read all these posts I could have made a hundred' territory, but for me the point of making stuff is not only the finished part, but also learning about tooling and techniques. When I started out I didn't even understand how metal could cut metal, but now I know about HSS and Carbide and Rockwell scales and all that stuff.
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Howard – I once cut a 2" round steel bar with my muscles and a hacksaw. Never again. It looked like it had been chewed through by a mad beaver. I bought a bandsaw.
Noel – I looked at rotabroaches, but I think they are designed with the OD in mind, and anyway I I think the shank diameter is too big to mount in a tailstock chuck. Thank you for checking though.
Michael – food for thought perhaps. Though from your somewhat gnomic reply I'm not sure what exactly you have in mind.
ega – I had a look at your album. Nice work, but I'm not sure that in my case the effort of taking off the saddle to drill for the stop would be worth it as I have a digital scale.
Dave S – I've bookmarked that, An interesting 'DIY' approach.
Tony – half a thou repeatability for the QCTP would be fine – I'm astonished actually, I'd been thinking more like 5 thou, I'll have to measure.
Robin.
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