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<blockquote data-quote="James Jones" data-source="post: 203645" data-attributes="member: 8843"><p>What kind of post is it and what size is it , you'ld be supprized at the size of some of the "recomended" tooling , if your going by the size of Mr. Don's then don't ,that the same size I have on a 18x60 LeBlond at work its about two sizes to big but over kill is hardly ever a bad thing , but in some cases the tool holders will sit so high that you can adjust them down far enough to accurately work with the centerline of the lathe , then you have to machine on the tools and thats a pain in the ***.</p><p> </p><p>As for the action truing jig you can make one pretty easy ,just have to find the right size stock and I think I know wher a chunck may be <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p>I'll dig through my secret stash that I've accumulated and see what I can do without , it'll probably cost you some machine time though.</p><p> </p><p>338Hammer is right ,you can get any size , shape and material you for for tools its only a matter of what your check book can stand but their are dozens of ways to skin cats , hell I know a guy that trues rifle action with a mill cause he doesen't have room for a lathe , it works and they are just as strait as any others I've seen but their ALOT of work involved.</p><p> </p><p>If you haven't bought your vises for the mill I highly recomend that you spend the extra money and get Kurt vises , they don't move the work like alot of others do as theyare desgined to apply downward perssure as well as clamping perssure where some vises don't and that causes your work to raise and cock 95% of the time.</p><p> </p><p>What lathe and mill did you end up going with?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James Jones, post: 203645, member: 8843"] What kind of post is it and what size is it , you'ld be supprized at the size of some of the "recomended" tooling , if your going by the size of Mr. Don's then don't ,that the same size I have on a 18x60 LeBlond at work its about two sizes to big but over kill is hardly ever a bad thing , but in some cases the tool holders will sit so high that you can adjust them down far enough to accurately work with the centerline of the lathe , then you have to machine on the tools and thats a pain in the ***. As for the action truing jig you can make one pretty easy ,just have to find the right size stock and I think I know wher a chunck may be ;) I'll dig through my secret stash that I've accumulated and see what I can do without , it'll probably cost you some machine time though. 338Hammer is right ,you can get any size , shape and material you for for tools its only a matter of what your check book can stand but their are dozens of ways to skin cats , hell I know a guy that trues rifle action with a mill cause he doesen't have room for a lathe , it works and they are just as strait as any others I've seen but their ALOT of work involved. If you haven't bought your vises for the mill I highly recomend that you spend the extra money and get Kurt vises , they don't move the work like alot of others do as theyare desgined to apply downward perssure as well as clamping perssure where some vises don't and that causes your work to raise and cock 95% of the time. What lathe and mill did you end up going with? [/QUOTE]
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