cwtoyota
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Feb 11, 2010
- Location
- Washington State
Now that my QT-10N lathe is up and running, tooling and learning to program Mazatrol have been on my mind.
The machine has four of the 1-1/2" round tool pods that bolt to the OD of the turret and three of the expanding holders with two wedge-bolts as pictured below with the Kennemetal tool:
So I thought I would add a parting tool next, but realized the ISCAR parting/grooving tool-block blocks access to the wedge-bolts in the previous photo. As a solution I came up with an axial wedge with a 1/2" per foot taper (1:24). I made a simple version on the mill this evening (images below). I think it should be safe and rigid enough once it's torqued in with a screw. The slow taper is enough that it wants to stay in there after just seating it with my thumb.
What are you guys using for your parting tools on these QT turrets?
Also, has anyone tried a similar type of wedge to mine? How did it work out; good bad or ugly?
The machine has four of the 1-1/2" round tool pods that bolt to the OD of the turret and three of the expanding holders with two wedge-bolts as pictured below with the Kennemetal tool:
So I thought I would add a parting tool next, but realized the ISCAR parting/grooving tool-block blocks access to the wedge-bolts in the previous photo. As a solution I came up with an axial wedge with a 1/2" per foot taper (1:24). I made a simple version on the mill this evening (images below). I think it should be safe and rigid enough once it's torqued in with a screw. The slow taper is enough that it wants to stay in there after just seating it with my thumb.
What are you guys using for your parting tools on these QT turrets?
Also, has anyone tried a similar type of wedge to mine? How did it work out; good bad or ugly?