MWF FEED
27th February 2020, 12:21 AM
Hi Guys,
One of the things that I've been meaning to make for some time is a gauge for setting the height of my lathe tool bits.
Height Gauge.png (https://metalworkforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384973&d=1582720603)
This is a drawing of mine. Note these are the correct dimensions for my Myford S7LB, but may not be correct for a different lathe centre height. I measured mine by putting a centre in the spindle and using a scale resting on the cross slide.
26-02-2020-02.JPG (https://metalworkforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384974&d=1582720603) 26-02-2020-01.JPG (https://metalworkforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384975&d=1582720603)
It is very simple to make. It took me about 1/2 an hour. The post is a bit of 30 mm diameter bar and the top piece is actually a cleaned up core from a hole core drilled in 6 mm plate, with the centre drilled out to clear an M6 screw and a slice cut off one side.
In use you set the tool bit so that it just touches the underside of the washer.
I cut a slice off mine so that I can use the top of the post to set the rear tool post parting off blade.
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One of the things that I've been meaning to make for some time is a gauge for setting the height of my lathe tool bits.
Height Gauge.png (https://metalworkforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384973&d=1582720603)
This is a drawing of mine. Note these are the correct dimensions for my Myford S7LB, but may not be correct for a different lathe centre height. I measured mine by putting a centre in the spindle and using a scale resting on the cross slide.
26-02-2020-02.JPG (https://metalworkforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384974&d=1582720603) 26-02-2020-01.JPG (https://metalworkforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384975&d=1582720603)
It is very simple to make. It took me about 1/2 an hour. The post is a bit of 30 mm diameter bar and the top piece is actually a cleaned up core from a hole core drilled in 6 mm plate, with the centre drilled out to clear an M6 screw and a slice cut off one side.
In use you set the tool bit so that it just touches the underside of the washer.
I cut a slice off mine so that I can use the top of the post to set the rear tool post parting off blade.
Attached Images
https://metalworkforums.com/images/attach/png.gif Height Gauge.png (https://metalworkforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384973&d=1582720603) (61.7 KB)
https://metalworkforums.com/images/attach/jpg.gif 26-02-2020-02.JPG (https://metalworkforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384974&d=1582720603) (126.5 KB)
https://metalworkforums.com/images/attach/jpg.gif 26-02-2020-01.JPG (https://metalworkforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384975&d=1582720603) (107.9 KB)
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