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Re: Carbide Lathe Tooling Advice
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Originally Posted by Aur0r4 View Post
Thanks for the replies! I'll take a look at some of those sets.

The lathes are fairly tight, if made to be. The setup for any precision job involves some form of minor rebuild that will last a week or two before it is back to slop Judging from the work left around the shop by the usual users, you'd think they were using a tire iron as cutter... The abuse just shakes the screws and gibs loose.

We have no holders yet, which is why I wanted to pick a type that was good for most robotics work and standardize on that, as AlecS mentioned.
Jim,

Before you spend a lot on tooling, contact a local dealer and see if they have a holder and inserts to try. You may find that your machines can not handle the heavey cuts that carbide likes.