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Hi all
I’m new machining (like brand new). I recently purchased a lathe and have been slowly making some chips. I purchased a AXA QCTP gave it a clean up and a debur and when I went to install it discovered the tool post that came with lathe was an M10 with a little foot on the end of it and new QCTP was an M14 (see photos). I’ve had the thought of drilling and tapping the compound slide to take the new post. Though I don’t have an M14 tap. But worried that :
a - I’d botch it and wreck the slide and;
b - there’s only about 5.5mm of material to tap and I’m not sure if it’s sufficient.
My other thought is to try and make a new m14 bolt with the foot on the end and drill a 14mm clearance hole in the slide (though I neither have a 14mm drill bit or a chuck that will take a 14mm bit) I also don’t have a mill only a little drill press.
Does anyone have any advice??
I’m new machining (like brand new). I recently purchased a lathe and have been slowly making some chips. I purchased a AXA QCTP gave it a clean up and a debur and when I went to install it discovered the tool post that came with lathe was an M10 with a little foot on the end of it and new QCTP was an M14 (see photos). I’ve had the thought of drilling and tapping the compound slide to take the new post. Though I don’t have an M14 tap. But worried that :
a - I’d botch it and wreck the slide and;
b - there’s only about 5.5mm of material to tap and I’m not sure if it’s sufficient.
My other thought is to try and make a new m14 bolt with the foot on the end and drill a 14mm clearance hole in the slide (though I neither have a 14mm drill bit or a chuck that will take a 14mm bit) I also don’t have a mill only a little drill press.
Does anyone have any advice??