My new lathe will need a new toolpost (it doesn't have one). I have used the "Dickson" style in the past, but I am wondering if a Multifix clone might be worth the extra cost.
I don't really trust Dickson-type ones to index properly, as it seems to be something of a lottery which of the 4 flats end up in contact. (Probably less of a concern with genuine Dickson rather than dickson-style. I don't feel rich enough to buy a genuine Multifix, but there are some clone sets on eBay at £200 or so. Googling this question seems to only turn up discussion of the relative merits of "piston" and "wedge" Aloris-style toolposts. I would need some convincing to even consider those from someone who can compare them to Dickson or Multifix. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
