Standing on shoulders of Giants :)

Hi Steven, wish I could take credit for that idea, but it's inspired by Robin's design. It might be better to have the set screws in line with the tool post stud so the set screws don't pivot the quick change. I considered creating three 0.5mm high pads on the bottom, to help insure the mount sits well, but these can be added later if needed. Sure would be nice to have access to a surface grinder because a block this large takes a lot of work with sandpaper and surface plate to smooth out. Best wishes, Kent

Yes, I recall you credited those that inspired you in the video. Of course there's very few truly fresh ideas but it sounds like you've got some ideas for enhancements. Solid execution however! Clearly a lot of work gone into the finish. It's inspiring to see such attention to detail. It's another win for thread mills. Are you a thread mill salesman on the side? Every time I watch one of your videos I end up thinking I should buy some.

Not a salesman nor do I have any affiliation :) Just trying to show some alternatives because I always wondered about the too. Easy to use because no special hardware is needed like with rigid tapping. I ordered mine from Lakeshore Carbide. Threadmillsare unfortunately expensive, but with care I hope they last a long time. If you find alternatives please let me know.

Thank you. Like a finishing carpenter can hide a lot of flaws... so can lots of sanding. The solid tool post works great, especially with parting. If redoing, I would raise the height 1/4" or so. I set the height based on the tools I had, but after obtaining an Aloris toolpost mounted drill chuck found the height to be low. Shiming works to use the drill chuck, but it's pretty ugly. Best of success to you!

@@kentvandervelden thanks for the tips! If you have time, take a look at my KZfaq home page under the Community tab and scroll down to the bottom of the page where I have some restoration photos of my EMCO and take a look at it. It looks to be made a whole lot like yours! I'd love to be set up like you are with your CNC gear...I'd be making some awesome fishing reels 😁

Great to hear from you Bill! Maybe check if Billy Dirks has a kit to help get started. He made the mechanics for my lathe. (www.bdtoolsusa.com/) I've been saying for a while, but I plan to finally copy your mill enclosure this winter. Any recommendations or gotchas to watch out for? Thank you

Thank you Fox! The danger of adding something shiny: everything else looks dingy.

Thank you for your support. I think that is the same material. Here's the link the to the material that I purchased. www.mcmaster.com/8923k33 It's more than what I needed but thought my dad might like one made for him. The thread mills are really nice. If not for the cost, they could be easily recommended.

Gracias. Works great, but I still use my lathe mostly manually, and there are times when I would like to angle the tool a little. Regardless, I have not remounted the compound.

Hi Turgay! Thank you

@@kentvandervelden Hi Kent ..you are going well budy..👍🤗

I agree, otherwise it looks great!

Hi David, thank you! I picked up the cast iron etchant and enhancer to show the spheroidal vs. flake carbon, and I'd like to make a video about that. Would be nice to measure the vibration absorption difference. I found a couple relevant papers but not sure I can reproduce the measurements. MRRF2019 in March for sure. I'll buy dinner this year :)

@@kentvandervelden Give a call to AvE about that and see what he can add--as a suggestion. You might even reach out to beyond the press, as they have a lot of professional machining experience. Maybe even This Old Tony? Glad to hear about March! You may have to fight over the check, though. ;)

Drop me an email and we'll discuss. Dimensions depend on lathe and tool holder model. Cost is pretty high, but worth it, at least compared to the compound I had. I would change a few things on the next one. I like the shininess too :) Ra is just under 3 uin.

That's an great question that deserves a full follow up video. Since one can interpolate easily with CNC, there's been no problem. I also use fewer tools now after standardizing on a few inserts. I did make a broaching tool today from hss blank and that I needed to be tilted, but enough tilt was possible in the tool holder. I think even without CNC, a solid tool post combined with certain tools would eliminate need to tweak the angle. I use the large infrequently, so having consistency is important. Check out Robin R.'s, link in the description. He's the master and I'm pretty sure his lathe is manual. Hope this was helpful to you.

Thank you, sure has helped with parting tools. All the Aloris tool holders I have work fine, except their drill chuck, which needs a 1/8" spacer. I didn't have the drill chuck when I made the tool post. So far, have not missed the compound.

@@kentvandervelden Thank you so much for the reply and the advise on the drill chuck. When I do mine, I will have to check this out.

We probably don't have the same lathe, but if it would help, I'd be glad to share the model files.

@@kentvandervelden Hi Kent, thank you so very much for the offer. I have Grizzly G0768 so I don't think we have the same lathe. But again, your offer is very generous. Take Care, Bruce

Agreed, good point. Also, the more that can be edited out, the faster editing goes. For this video, what bits of the machining would you have left in?

CNC interpolation of the X,Z axes. The tool can be tilted a few degrees in the tool holder. I've not switched back to the compound. Hope this helps. Thank you

Not sure. Glad I made the switch though. Works great.