Re: Using a Grizzly Super X3 as a lathe

Hi,

Great videos!
I had been wondering about getting the Tormach tool set. Your videos show that it need not be too expensive after all!
I noticed that the accuracy of the centering is completely dependent on the accuracy of your copper pipe that you use with Mach 3 - if that is off centre, i.e. the shaft and circumference of the tube are not 100% aligned then the tool holder that is made will 'wobble' - how concentric have you found the holder to be?

Many thanks for doing these videos.

Phil.

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--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "devers6" <devers6@...> wrote:
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> I love watching machining videos on YouTube, so I made a couple of my own. This two-part video covers the making of Tormach TTS-style toolholders using my CNCFusion-converted Grizzly SuperX3 Mill/Drill as a lathe (mounting a lathe tool in the milling vise, mounting the work in a 3-jaw chuck in the spindle, and running the work past the tool to do simple lathe operations).
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> I say Tormach TTS-style toolholders because they are not 100% copies of the genuine article. I don't harden them, and I don't bother cutting the relief on the face of the holder that contacts the spindle. I never use that feature - the main purpose of the holders for me is convenience in switching out tools (assisted by my homebrew pneumatic drawbar) - but I'm sure if needed, others could figure out how to run a few facing cuts to replicate the true TTS holders.
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> Anyway, I think they are fun to watch, and I thought I would post the link here for your enjoyment:
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2w8cYXt5_o
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-cAnQqpXs0
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> Dave
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