Hendu3270
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Alright, so I have my new metal lathe up and running and have done a little turning on some projects and I'm really digging the precision. I picked up a quick change tool post on Ebay and it really makes things nice. My question is with a parting tool. The quick change post came with a parting tool holder, and with a 1/2" tall parting tool in it, I can't adjust the cutting tip anywhere near the center of the work piece. It just doesn't go that low. The tool holder is bottomed out and it's still too high. My other cutters are fine. They are the small cutters from HF that have the small triangular carbide tips on them. The parting tool holder wouldn't adjust down far enough to hold onto a small 1/4" tall parting tool, and I don't even know if they make them that small. I haven't seen any that small and wouldn't think a parting tool that small would have enough backbone anyways. I know pictures would help, but based on what I've said, have any of you had a similar issue?