Uncle buck.... Think of it this way.
If the tool holder shift's .005" at the holder, How much did it move at the business end of a 5" boring bar? The correct answer is " Too much."
When the bars shift like that is when you chip the cutter, crack the insert and ruin the cut and or dimension.
When I was 18-22 years old I bought all kinds of low cost tooling. It was not long after that I started replacing it all with better stuff. I look back and think of how much money I wasted having to re-buy things. My new motto is " I am to poor to buy cheap things."
Spend the extra bucks on a wedge tool post.... That way you can never wish you had bought it instead.![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
If the tool holder shift's .005" at the holder, How much did it move at the business end of a 5" boring bar? The correct answer is " Too much."
When the bars shift like that is when you chip the cutter, crack the insert and ruin the cut and or dimension.
When I was 18-22 years old I bought all kinds of low cost tooling. It was not long after that I started replacing it all with better stuff. I look back and think of how much money I wasted having to re-buy things. My new motto is " I am to poor to buy cheap things."
Spend the extra bucks on a wedge tool post.... That way you can never wish you had bought it instead.