One
of the first items I made soon
after getting my lathe was a boring bar holder so I
could use readily available 3/8" carbide tipped
boring bars. This is a fairly straight-forward project.
It
is basically an aluminum block similar to the Taig
stock tool posts but with a hole drilled through it
parallel to the lathe bed. A small slit is cut into
this hole from the side and hex bolts are used to draw
the slit back together securing the boring bar.
I
made a similar block to hold a rotary flexible shaft
engraving tool.
While
we're on the topic of tooling blocks, the stock Taig
tool posts are very inexpensive. I have purchased one
for each of the different turning tool bits I have.
I can set up a tool bit once on center in its own post.
When a particular bit is required it is a simple matter
to swap out the whole tool post.
