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Cutting dovetails, how hard can it be...
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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 632559" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>years back I was making some measurments on a machine in one of the other plants, and saw this big tool block in the scrap tub. Right with it were a dozen or so tool holders. The guys said the tool block was junk and couldn't find another one. I'd only worked with the the Alorus tool blocks. and this one was different. But it was also bigger, and I had this one LeBlond hand lathe that would swing about 24". So here I come back with all these holders and the non working tool block. Had it working in twenty minutes. Took it down to the guy on that big lathe, and he wanted to try it right away as he was using one much smaller. Mo loved that block, and the holders (can't remember the brand name, but started with a D). I gave one of the holders to a tool engineer that I often bought stuff thru, and ask him to find a supplier. Next day he says he has two, and what do I need. Mo makes of a list of stuff, and we never looked back. I made a couple tool holders for an Alorus years back, and cut them out on a wire edm. Think I used 4150</p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 632559, member: 25383"] years back I was making some measurments on a machine in one of the other plants, and saw this big tool block in the scrap tub. Right with it were a dozen or so tool holders. The guys said the tool block was junk and couldn't find another one. I'd only worked with the the Alorus tool blocks. and this one was different. But it was also bigger, and I had this one LeBlond hand lathe that would swing about 24". So here I come back with all these holders and the non working tool block. Had it working in twenty minutes. Took it down to the guy on that big lathe, and he wanted to try it right away as he was using one much smaller. Mo loved that block, and the holders (can't remember the brand name, but started with a D). I gave one of the holders to a tool engineer that I often bought stuff thru, and ask him to find a supplier. Next day he says he has two, and what do I need. Mo makes of a list of stuff, and we never looked back. I made a couple tool holders for an Alorus years back, and cut them out on a wire edm. Think I used 4150 gary [/QUOTE]
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