Enjoyed the making of the solid tool post. Liked and Subscribed.👍👍

Bart, Phenomenal design and results. Thanks for sharing. Your QA Inspector really understands that the function of every lever needs to be verified in every possible order 👍😎👍

Nice, it looked so nice when you turned it while mounting. It's a thing of beauty. I usually just keep my compound at 30 degrees, so I never run into the tailstock. That way I get to take finer cuts.

Fantastic project well made. The quality inspection stands out the most. So cute!!

Great work Bart, good to see you back making videos and training up your son.

Looks very nice! I had the same problem with my Weiler E30 and the solid toolpost has successfully addressed that. Love the perfect fit between the toolpost and the multifix core. Congrats!

Hi Bart, nice you are back 🙂 This was a really nice job, you did super well. I especilly liked the control, and the slolw-mo. keep safe, and well, and keep up the good work 🙂 kind regards from Denmark

The ending i.e. "the approver": that's what it's all about. The very purpose of life, IMO. Happy New year to the whole family, Bart!

Very nice work! I am in the process of doing the same kind of work on my lathe and your video has given me quite a few good ideas. Thank you.

Haha, the final inspection at the end was a beautiful thing ! 😊

Hi Bart, hope you are well. Super new post is a work of art, simple and efficient. I really liked the slo-mo footage, a welcome departure from time-lapse. Your young apprentice approves so that's all that matters. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe and keep up the good work. PS. Happy New Year to you and yours.

Looks amazing. Thanks for the video.

Great idea! Fantastic job

A very handsome quality inspector!

Excellent job, Bart. And aesthetically very pleasant. TOP.

Beautiful work!

Very nice work!! That toolpost turned out beautiful. Your son is a cutie!

A very nice job top quality and I think your QC inspector is correct in his thinking.

Absolutely beautiful. Happy New Year

Nice and solid. A beautiful piece. Nice work!

Mooi. Ik heb ook zo'n 102-VM, 4.000 toeren ex Philips Machinefabrieken. Die heeft wel een originele 4-voudig indexerende beitelhouder die ik zeker zal behouden. De Multifix is een enorm compromis qua stabiliteit juist waar je het nodig hebt. Optimaal is dat de krachten op de beitel direct via het gietijzer zijn weg vinden naar het machineframe. Ook is de snelheid van werken met Multifix minder als je repeterend werk doet. Chronova Engineering heeft daar een video over gemaakt. Ik zie zeker meerwaarde in het elimineren van de beitelslede want het is een rotding qua stabiliteit. De demonstratie van Rob Renzetti is erg overtuigend. Mijn ervaring is dat het alleen lekker werkt als je een vaste aanslag op de langsslede hebt, bij voorkeur in revolveruitvoering. Dit zit standaard op mijn Gema LZ 160, daardoor kun je heel goed korte lengtes handvoeden met het handwiel van de langsslede, vergt wel enige gewenning. Nog mooier is een afslag van de automatische voeding (zit ook op de Gema), dan kun je op vol vermogen vespanen en wat verder weg van de bank gaan staan, dit komt de veiligheid ten goede. Alleen moet ik nog eens kijken of dit te combineren is met de vaste aanslag voor langsslede-handvoeding.

Hi Bart, really nice job. It looks like an original Schaublin part 🙂

Try rotating the toolpost 180° to get the cutting tool more central over the cross slide. I bet you'll find it even more rigid.

Hé Bart, lang niet gezien. Mooi draaibankje.

Great build!!

Great work. Love your videos. I own a 102vm myself and would love to make a solid tool post for it. Any chance you have a drawing or cad file i can use as reference?

I did someting similar on my USSR lathe. It works great and I even won some space to put my camera :)

Nice! I've been thinking of doing the same on my Hembrug DR1, at least until I've fixed the tapered gib for the top slide. It is all the way in now and still there is about .5mm of play on the dovetail...

Sehr Gut!

I would be glad if i had at my time carbide inserts. I had to use hss on this lathe when i was a apprentice.

Quality work again, Bart. I'm guessing that tool post is stainless steel?

It seems that these solid toolposts are all the rage, i don't have to deal with these issues, because 2 of my 4 lathes are CNC, 1 Lathe is sort-of-converted to a Toolgrinder, and the forth one only has a toolrest (Boley Watchmakers Lathe) But.. this is a nice piece of work!.. It looks factory made, like it came with the machine..

Great work! I've never seen this type of QCTP before, with a round side and splines. Is that system better than the common dovetail type?

Nicely done, Bart! What material did you use to make the plinth? Switching back to the old compound will probably be a rare event, once you're used to the solid post, especially with the Multi Swiss tool post. That mod makes a very noticeable increase in rigidity.

Similar toolpost height problems. But owner of a 102 and not of a 102VM. I ve sold the Multifix A QCTP for a Tripan one. I had to machine a few tool holders to align tips on spindle axis. Lucky guy you are : a 102VM and a Schaublin 13!

Nice video and i have the same issues on my Schaublin 125c lathe. Im gonna take a look if i can do a similar toolpost that fit my lathe . The only downside is that when threading the parallel method I can’t use the compound to move for every infeed. Bart do you maybe have any parts for a Schaublin 13 mill vertical head that you are willing to sell ?… Keep on sharing this great videos 😀

What material did you use ? Is it good at vibration dampening, compared to cast iron ? Did you consider using cast iron ?

Question, why did you make the center tool post hold down bolt so tall? I would have made it a least 30mm shorter.

Thank you for your video. With due respect I disagree with Robin somewhat on these solid tool posts. This is a tool room lathe, it is designed to work within specific parameters and Schaublin knows very well how to design lathes. When we change out the standard compound tool post for the solid tool post we limit the versatility of the lathe. Let's understand tool room lathes are not CNC lathes, CNC lathes do work better with solid tool posts because they have different parameters and they are controlled by computers that enable them to machine any angle required. Are we saying that the original tool post can't make as quality a cut as the solid tool post? I think we can make equal cuts with either and I'm sure Schaublin would never let a lathe leave its factory that made inferior cuts. I will say that I have personally made a solid tool post and I do use it but I still use my standard tool post for certain machining operations, especially tapers which do not work well with solid tool posts. Older lathes do not work as well with modern carbide and ceramic tooling because they involve higher tool pressures and speeds. Also, it is not always possible to take finer cuts with modern tooling without having several different carbides for different cut depths and materials which small shops aren't always capable of affording. With that said older lathes work very well with tangential cutters because they require less pressure, in fact older lathes work better with HSS cutters overall. With carbides there is a benefit to the solid tool post but the benefit is from speed not overall cut quality. The other problem is the material the solid tool post is made from. Steel has a tendency to add resonance to cutting. I did verify this making both a steel and cast iron tool post. On heavy cuts the steel gave out a high pitch whine. If someone is hitting the tail stock with the compound then they are not using the lathe correctly.

Nice work but wouldn't getting a Tripan quick change holder have been easier :) The 135 has a similar issue with Multifix B as your machine does with Multifix A) I switched to Tripan on that machine and it just fits so much better (even with the reduced height top-slide B is too big). I am not sure about the tailstock interference as it hasn't been a problem.

look at Multifix size As it has a better fit on the 102.

Is there a reason you're not using 12x12 mm tool holders, which would allow you to use the t-slots? In my experience, they're rigid enough for these small lathes. I understand the need for sharing tools with more than one machine, but in reality, tool holders / inserts in 12x12 size are quite affordable and appropriate for the machine.

Nice job Bart!! Looks like you lost your lathe to the little boss. Won't be long until he takes over. Cheers

It looks like it belongs there.

Do I see a budding mechanic? Beautiful job, needs a dent or two so you can stop worrying about perfection.

I do not know why you would want to make a small lathe into a big lathe Simple Go get a bigger lathe