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Compound Rest Bottom, Mini Lathe, Drilled & Milled

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$31.71 $45.95 In stock

This is the bottom half of the compound rest on the mini lathe.
This part has a second set of holes that moves the center of rotation of the compound rest to help eliminate chatter.
This part is also about 1/4" thinner than the standard part. This makes it possible to mount AXA or Series 100 tool posts on the mini lathe.
Use the holes nearest the end of the part. Do not expect to use this without a quick change tool post of some sort. It will place the standard tool post about 1/4" too low.
The thread pitch is 1 mm so the compound advances 0.040" (actually 0.0394") per revolution. Use with a dial that has 40 divisions.

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Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Andrew ★★★★★

I was skeptical at first, but the second set of holes really did kill the chatter on my cuts—way smoother than before. It bolted right onto my lathe without any fuss, and the machining accuracy is spot on.

Hannah T. ★★★★★

The extra hole pattern shifted the pivot point just enough that my chatter issues on longer aluminum passes basically disappeared. Machined surfaces are clean and the fit onto the existing slide was spot-on without any filing.

Isabella I. ★★★★★

Took a while to get around to installing this, but the second set of holes is exactly what I needed to stop the chatter on longer aluminum cuts. The machining on the bottom face is clean and it bolted right up to my cross slide without any filing. Solid upgrade for the price.