Re: knurling woes




"John D. Farr" <jfarr62@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hello, and thanks for taking the time to read this. I have an Aloris
clone
> BXA tool post and have had much trouble knurling steel with the Type 10
> knurling tool holder. I tighten the nut on the tool post as tight as I
dare
> but when I put enough pressure to do the knurling, the tool post rotates.
Is
> there any friction stuff that I can put between the toolpost and the
> compound to fix this? Thanks, John


Are you tightening _then_ switching on, or tightening gradually as you run
the lathe in back gears?
(I assume you have the knurling wheels wet with oil...)

--
Jeff R.



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