I have decided to make a plinth for the axa qctp on my 9x20 lathe.
I dont have a single chunk of steel I can make it from so it has to be in two parts.
The bottom part is 100 x 100 x 19 mm and the other part is 54mm dia 19mm thick.
The original bolt supplied with the qctp is 14mm dia but the hole in the qctp is 14.7mm.
Now the quandaries, I'm unsure which way to go now.
Should I turn a bolt to 14.65/68mm so its a good sliding fit in the tool post?
This seems the logical way to my...
Tool Post Plinth
I dont have a single chunk of steel I can make it from so it has to be in two parts.
The bottom part is 100 x 100 x 19 mm and the other part is 54mm dia 19mm thick.
The original bolt supplied with the qctp is 14mm dia but the hole in the qctp is 14.7mm.
Now the quandaries, I'm unsure which way to go now.
Should I turn a bolt to 14.65/68mm so its a good sliding fit in the tool post?
This seems the logical way to my...
Tool Post Plinth