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Taking a small break from working on my Heavy 10L lathe. While I was working on it I was wondering about which sized tools to use in my AXA-size qctp on my Heavy 10. Maybe this thread might help other lathe newbies too. They say bigger is stronger/stiffer when dealing with some aspects of lathe and milling such as tooling. I figure on going with mainly 3/8" shank tools because IIRC 1/2" might be too big and prevent hitting centerline of the work. Am I correct in this assumption? Would there be a reason to go with even smaller shanked tools like 5/16" or 1/4"?