I'm turning the end of a piece of finished round material to a reduced diameter. Once I reach the length of the reduced diameter feature, the work is done. The problem is how to get the cutter off the workpiece with out scarring it, and without moving the cross-slide, there are more than a few parts to process, this is a manual lathe.
If I release the QCTP, the cutter is still locked in because it's ever so slightly below the spindle axis; I can't lift the holder up and out, nor out and up. I think what may work is to get the cutter on the spindle axis, in theory it should then lift up and out.
There are other operations pending on the part so releasing it from the chuck isn't an option.
Thought I'd ask the experts here for ideas, thank you.
If I release the QCTP, the cutter is still locked in because it's ever so slightly below the spindle axis; I can't lift the holder up and out, nor out and up. I think what may work is to get the cutter on the spindle axis, in theory it should then lift up and out.
There are other operations pending on the part so releasing it from the chuck isn't an option.
Thought I'd ask the experts here for ideas, thank you.