Compound eliminating riser for lathe?

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Chip Monkey

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Anyone know of a commercially available block/spacer? It's for my LMS 7350 but I can't seem to find anything in their catalog.

Thanks up front if you know anything!
 
Chip Monkey said:
Anyone know of a commercially available block/spacer? It's for my LMS 7350 but I can't seem to find anything in their catalog.

Thanks up front if you know anything!
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Couldn't find something commercially available. Bought a hunk of steel on Ebay. Cut it to size. Drilled 4 holes for bolts for T-nuts and tapped one for the tool post. Done
 
I bought a couple pieces of steel off Etsy , one I mounted a small vise to, the other, I drilled and tapped for QR tool holder.
 
You wont find anything that you can buy off the shelf as the configuration varies greatly from lathe to lathe , also dependent on type of tool post used. I just bought some steel plates off ebay , welded together and the rest is just simple machining (on a mill). Im using a Bostar BXA on both my oem Grizzly compound, and my home fabbed cross slide riser. Much better turning behavior using my riser.

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And machined a beefy boring bar holder that bolts to my riser.

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Appreciate the input. I have the means to make one, but I don't currently have a usable chunk of steel or iron on hand... Asked in the first place because I bet if there was something commercially available it would be cheaper than getting fresh raw material to my doorstep, sad as that is.
 
This guy might have something that works for you. Don't know if he will ship it.

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B&R Metal Inventory List

Stock List Material List - Fountain Valley, CA,Price/Pound Basis Contact Brad - Cell 818 590 2029,6061 Al, $ 2.00 7/1/2023,7075 Al, $ 4.50 Bar Stock (Rectangular),Bar Stock (Rounds),Material Specs Item #,Material,Thick (in),Width (in),Length (in),Weight (lb),Unit Price,Quantity,Item #,Material...
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mickri said:
This guy might have something that works for you. Don't know if he will ship it.

docs.google.com

B&R Metal Inventory List

Stock List Material List - Fountain Valley, CA,Price/Pound Basis Contact Brad - Cell 818 590 2029,6061 Al, $ 2.00 7/1/2023,7075 Al, $ 4.50 Bar Stock (Rectangular),Bar Stock (Rounds),Material Specs Item #,Material,Thick (in),Width (in),Length (in),Weight (lb),Unit Price,Quantity,Item #,Material...
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Great pricing on his material.


Cutting oil is my blood.
 
Chip Monkey said:
Appreciate the input. I have the means to make one, but I don't currently have a usable chunk of steel or iron on hand... Asked in the first place because I bet if there was something commercially available it would be cheaper than getting fresh raw material to my doorstep, sad as that is.
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Do you have a local scrap yard ?
Might be able to find some bar stock scraps to fit your need .
 
As an alternative to a local scrap yard, you might also try a local independent welding shop. They always have end cuts and scrap pieces that are ideal for small projects - both flat stock and round stock. And, even though prices are way up, in my case, they're one step removed from free for the small stuff. I get almost all my small chunks of CRS from such a shop in my town.

The smaller the shop and the more independent they are, the more likely they are to gladly make a dollar or two on a small chunk. Win-win.

Regards
 
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