Dan_F
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George---I might just make the whole new holder portion out of Delrin or something similar, to mount on the original morse taper shaft. I like the idea of leaving the smaller die permanently mounted in the other holder. Either that, or drill just a bit into the smaller holder for the set screws to seat, so that they wouldn't have to be tightened so much.
On a related not, how satisfied are you now with your Grizzly metal lathe? Last time I asked you hadn't had a chance to use it that much. Have you done much threading on it? I would love to get one, but finding suitable space for it would be a real challenge. I can't remember which model you got, or how much it weighs. Feel free to PM if you don't want to take this thread in a different direction. Thanks,
Dan
On a related not, how satisfied are you now with your Grizzly metal lathe? Last time I asked you hadn't had a chance to use it that much. Have you done much threading on it? I would love to get one, but finding suitable space for it would be a real challenge. I can't remember which model you got, or how much it weighs. Feel free to PM if you don't want to take this thread in a different direction. Thanks,
Dan