Cheaper lathe quick change tool posts ok?

[bgaidan]

I picked up an old 10" logan a couple weeks ago with lots of accessories but no tooling.

I looked around on Enco's site and found that a quick change is going to cost more than double what I paid for the lathe!

Will a cheaper quick change set work alright for an amature? Having never even used a lathe before I'm a little hesitant to drop a lot of dough on accessories not knowing if I'm going to like/keep it.

I'm thinking about getting a cheaper post with some decent tooling to start off with.

I'm I wasting my money on something like this?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330088548595

[X-Rated]

that looks like a good deal. I would go for it...

[PTSchram]

Are you going to be doing enough production type work that requires you to be able to change your tooling quickly? As a self-proclaimed amateur, I don't think so.

buy a tool post and some tool holders and go from there.

Enco is a great source, even their cheap stuff is mostly acceptable (at least as far as lathe tooling is concenred).

PT

[jelbehai]

The Phase II stuff at Enco is pretty good. The corrsponding set you're looking at is $199 (http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INSRIT?PMAKA=890-9637&PMPXNO=4882166&PARTPG=INLMK3) at Enco. The concensus over at Practical Machinist (.com) is that the Phase II is consistently ok, while the other stuff on ebay is 50-50 as far as being as good ("ok") as Phase II. A lot of guys proclaim the ebay stuff comes outta the same factory, and some of it even is stamped Phase II.

This ebay store (http://stores.ebay.com/IARSF) sells Phase II stuff, but they don't have any BXA stuff right now...

I think the quick-change tool sets are the schnitz. They make set ups much more enjoyable. Also, the wedge is a lot more sturdy than a piston, but if you find a steal, the piston type should be fine.

Just my $0.02...

[Urban Wheeler]

Logan sells one for $207. and will mill the t-slot nut to fit your lathe.



I have a tool post, I need a tool holder.

[bgaidan]

Yeah, I found that Logan sells them yesterday. I'll probably go with them since I need to order some other parts too.