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I mentor a high school Robotics team and we bought a Grizzly G0602Z Lathe about three years ago. The person buying it looked at other lathe accessories and one purchased was the T10166 Quick Change Tool Holder set. We had some time this summer so I thought we'd try out the T10166. Quickly found out, as the literature says, that it's not readily compatible. The height of the tool holder is ~1/8" above chuck center when using a 3/8" tool. Worse with other tools. The parting tool is WAY high.
I believe we can machine the tool holder on the back-bottom where it hits the compound rest to make it work. My ask here is whether anyone has completed this retrofit and whether you remember how much you took off. I could take off too much and use the height adjustment for set-up but I'd rather get it on center when it bottoms out as students will be uisng it and it'd simplify their work. Thanks
I believe we can machine the tool holder on the back-bottom where it hits the compound rest to make it work. My ask here is whether anyone has completed this retrofit and whether you remember how much you took off. I could take off too much and use the height adjustment for set-up but I'd rather get it on center when it bottoms out as students will be uisng it and it'd simplify their work. Thanks