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Hi all-
I have an Aloris BXA tool post on my lathe (kind with center 'button' that pushes out to tension). I want a dial indicator holder, but I don't have a dovetail cutter. I don't see myself getting one anytime soon (nothing else on my projects list uses one), so I had an idea to simply cut the dovetails with a normal endmill and a sin-bar.
Obviously there would be a depression in the flat, but I'm thinking that if I can keep it away from the center 'button' part that I'd be alright.
So my question is, is there something obvious I'm missing here? Will this not work for some obvious reason? Cutting out of some sort of aluminum drop I got at a local store if that changes the answer.
I have an Aloris BXA tool post on my lathe (kind with center 'button' that pushes out to tension). I want a dial indicator holder, but I don't have a dovetail cutter. I don't see myself getting one anytime soon (nothing else on my projects list uses one), so I had an idea to simply cut the dovetails with a normal endmill and a sin-bar.
Obviously there would be a depression in the flat, but I'm thinking that if I can keep it away from the center 'button' part that I'd be alright.
So my question is, is there something obvious I'm missing here? Will this not work for some obvious reason? Cutting out of some sort of aluminum drop I got at a local store if that changes the answer.