Some years ago, having finally suffered enough with the standard Myford 'clog heel' top slide tool clamp on my ML7,I machined up a four way tool post. It was a step up from the original, but to be honest the frequent packing to change tools still fell way short of my ideal. It's not my intention to start weeks of acrimonious debate in the letters page from the die hard supporters of the four way tool post -I understand the theory of being able to fully load four tools and rapidly position at will. The snag was I could never actually use it like that; either I risked simultaneously machining the chuck or came perilously close to severing an index finger or two on the unused tools sticking out porcupine fashion. My failing I know, but I ended up just holding a single tool at any one time, which defeated the object somewhat. So, two years ago as a first project for my newly acquired Chinese vertical milling machine, and to avoid taking out a second mortgage to pay for a 'proper' quick release tool post I decided to design and make one.
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