Clifford, They work really well and are very simple. If I make any more tool Hangers/risers I will make some of them so that they are parallel to the table so that tools for profiling and parting can be mounted vertically
If I had the money and room in my workshop I think I would have gone for a slant bed. However for the amount of turning work that I do and the size of the work that I anticipate I think the Rapid Turn will be OK.
I built a gang tooling setup for mine also, I really like your QTP holder idea, I will build something similar for mine.
Clifford, They work really well and are very simple. If I make any more tool Hangers/risers I will make some of them so that they are parallel to the table so that tools for profiling and parting can be mounted vertically
Are you happy with the RapidTurn or would you get a Slant lathe instead?
If I had the money and room in my workshop I think I would have gone for a slant bed. However for the amount of turning work that I do and the size of the work that I anticipate I think the Rapid Turn will be OK.