Hi,
I have had 6 Dickson style holders for many years but didn't want to buy any more at $80 each over here, so I decided to make my own. I did consider buying a wedge style from the US, but I would loose money on this one as it cost me $500 8 years ago.
I made these up last year but am just getting around to posting them now because of the house move. I am still yet to decide what finish is going on them.
My mate gave me a piece of plate (column base of a large shed) a few years back and I have kept it for this purpose. It was 550 x 350 x 32mm thick and the tool holders are 31.75 deep so close enough to the thickness of the factory ones.
I had to cut it up but it wouldn't fit in the bandsaw so I put 2 cuts in it outside with the 9inch grinder.
After that it was about 4-5 hours sitting by the saw cutting it into little blocks.The bandsaw was clean before I started and the carbon blade did a good job.
This is the Dickson style tool post, it has 2 V's and a slot where it is pulled back onto the V's via a cam action in the tool post, very simple really.
![[Image: Picture1695.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Shed%20stuff/Picture1695.jpg)
![[Image: Picture2928_zps78fb59e9.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2928_zps78fb59e9.jpg)
![[Image: Picture2932_zpscd293aa4.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2932_zpscd293aa4.jpg)
![[Image: Picture2934_zps08017995.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2934_zps08017995.jpg)
![[Image: Picture2949_zps3ac4b308.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2949_zps3ac4b308.jpg)
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Once they where all cut up I faced the sides and the ends with the horizontal spindle and a carbide end mill.
![[Image: Picture2957_zps5f7fe48e.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2957_zps5f7fe48e.jpg)
The slot was then roughed out.
![[Image: Picture2958_zps3734bfc1.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2958_zps3734bfc1.jpg)
One side of the V roughed out
![[Image: Picture2962_zps27f20400.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2962_zps27f20400.jpg)
The other side of the V roughed out.
![[Image: Picture2965_zps7d87deac.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2965_zps7d87deac.jpg)
The pile roughed out to get rid of most of the waist metal.You can see a red and blue one there, I colored these because they came off the saw a little thin so I marked them like this as they where not the same as the others. It was only something small like 0.25-0.5mm but it makes a difference in setting them up in a jig.
![[Image: Picture2967_zpsfb9ed73b.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2967_zpsfb9ed73b.jpg)
This is the jig I used for the roughing angle for the V's.
![[Image: Picture2969_zps9fb83fdf.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2969_zps9fb83fdf.jpg)
Here I am roughing the slot wider with a hoging end mill, it was easier to widen the slot with the vertical spindle than the horizontal spindle.
![[Image: Picture2975_zpsaec1a345.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2975_zpsaec1a345.jpg)
The finish left from the roughing end mill.
![[Image: Picture2976_zps17b383c5.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2976_zps17b383c5.jpg)
Finishing the slot
![[Image: Picture2980_zps35bf14ca.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2980_zps35bf14ca.jpg)
Cutting the slot with a key seat cutter. It was a bit blunt so I sharpened it using the lathe, it then did the whole job.
![[Image: Picture2981_zps44870707.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2981_zps44870707.jpg)
You can see how the swarf filled the vice, so I cut up some ice cream container to help out.
![[Image: Picture2984_zps2be417ee.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2984_zps2be417ee.jpg)
The little key cutter moved so metal
![[Image: Picture2994_zpsaf40aed5.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2994_zpsaf40aed5.jpg)
Facing them all
![[Image: Picture2996_zpsaea3cef1.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2996_zpsaea3cef1.jpg)
Knocking the corners off with a 45 degree end mill
![[Image: Picture3002_zps0a9de8f2.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3002_zps0a9de8f2.jpg)
![[Image: Picture3005_zps42b9db9f.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3005_zps42b9db9f.jpg)
![[Image: Picture3009_zps39e3d4dd.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3009_zps39e3d4dd.jpg)
Finishing the V's
![[Image: Picture3010_zpsafc21efa.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3010_zpsafc21efa.jpg)
![[Image: Picture3012_zps52171dcd.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3012_zps52171dcd.jpg)
![[Image: Picture3014_zps1b5f568b.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3014_zps1b5f568b.jpg)
![[Image: Picture3062_zpsb2fc34bd.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3062_zpsb2fc34bd.jpg)
![[Image: Picture3065_zpsd0eebf97.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3065_zpsd0eebf97.jpg)
machining a flat on top of the V's
![[Image: Picture3069_zps7c709770.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3069_zps7c709770.jpg)
Drilling all the holes with a temporary shield
![[Image: Picture3072_zps667fbae7.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3072_zps667fbae7.jpg)
This is the tap set up I used, the coolant flushed out the chips so things went quicker. I had to tap 230 M8 holes.
![[Image: Picture3082_zps728d85a6.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3082_zps728d85a6.jpg)
I cut up the 25mm bar for the adjusters, drilled and taped them, then mad up this arbour to thread them on for all there operations.
![[Image: Picture3151_zpsba5b6843.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3151_zpsba5b6843.jpg)
Making the adjusters
![[Image: Picture3093_zps745f2608.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3093_zps745f2608.jpg)
![[Image: Picture3094_zpscb3ba270.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3094_zpscb3ba270.jpg)
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I stole the wheels off the push knurler and made a clamp knurler
![[Image: Picture3098_zpsc2af6a0b.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3098_zpsc2af6a0b.jpg)
![[Image: Picture3114_zps6ad8a727.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3114_zps6ad8a727.jpg)
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Knurling the adjusters
![[Image: Picture3136_zps94afc27a.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3136_zps94afc27a.jpg)
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My temporary coolant set up run off the mill.
![[Image: Picture3137_zps2f3caf8e.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3137_zps2f3caf8e.jpg)
![[Image: Picture3140_zps96e97419.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3140_zps96e97419.jpg)
![[Image: Picture3142_zpsba62a12f.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3142_zpsba62a12f.jpg)
All knurled
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Most of the shaving that where caught after knurling.
![[Image: Picture3147_zpsa01fd4f9.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3147_zpsa01fd4f9.jpg)
I set up these tools in 2 tool holders to do all the operations in one go
![[Image: Picture3165_zps2b4e1556.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3165_zps2b4e1556.jpg)
Machined the outside diameter
![[Image: Picture3166_zps43e73a6f.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3166_zps43e73a6f.jpg)
Taking of the sharp corner
![[Image: Picture3168_zps1babd15d.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3168_zps1babd15d.jpg)
Taking off the bottom edge.
![[Image: Picture3170_zpsd35581bf.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3170_zpsd35581bf.jpg)
All done, I made 60 odd for spares as I never want to make these again,LOL
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All of them heated up and dunked in oil
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What a repetitious job
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Finished
![[Image: Picture3198_zps6e1ae71c.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3198_zps6e1ae71c.jpg)
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The one stuff up when I was roughing them, oh well it will get used for something like an indicator holder.
I picked up 1500 odd grub screws from the UK for just over $100, a lot cheap than buying them here for $50 odd dollar a box of 100.There is more than in the picture they are just the M8 ones need for the tool holders.
I have different lengths so I will be able to custom fit the grub screws to different size tooling I put in them
holders and will be changing my factory holders over to grub screws as well. The square he bolts where just to expensive and I would rather they didn't stick up above the holder.
![[Image: Photo0073_zpse4387a96.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Photo0073_zpse4387a96.jpg)
Wow that was a lot of work.
Dave
I have had 6 Dickson style holders for many years but didn't want to buy any more at $80 each over here, so I decided to make my own. I did consider buying a wedge style from the US, but I would loose money on this one as it cost me $500 8 years ago.
I made these up last year but am just getting around to posting them now because of the house move. I am still yet to decide what finish is going on them.
My mate gave me a piece of plate (column base of a large shed) a few years back and I have kept it for this purpose. It was 550 x 350 x 32mm thick and the tool holders are 31.75 deep so close enough to the thickness of the factory ones.
I had to cut it up but it wouldn't fit in the bandsaw so I put 2 cuts in it outside with the 9inch grinder.
After that it was about 4-5 hours sitting by the saw cutting it into little blocks.The bandsaw was clean before I started and the carbon blade did a good job.
This is the Dickson style tool post, it has 2 V's and a slot where it is pulled back onto the V's via a cam action in the tool post, very simple really.
![[Image: Picture1695.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Shed%20stuff/Picture1695.jpg)
![[Image: Picture2928_zps78fb59e9.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2928_zps78fb59e9.jpg)
![[Image: Picture2932_zpscd293aa4.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2932_zpscd293aa4.jpg)
![[Image: Picture2934_zps08017995.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2934_zps08017995.jpg)
![[Image: Picture2949_zps3ac4b308.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2949_zps3ac4b308.jpg)
![[Image: Picture2951_zps6794e47f.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2951_zps6794e47f.jpg)
Once they where all cut up I faced the sides and the ends with the horizontal spindle and a carbide end mill.
![[Image: Picture2957_zps5f7fe48e.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2957_zps5f7fe48e.jpg)
The slot was then roughed out.
![[Image: Picture2958_zps3734bfc1.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2958_zps3734bfc1.jpg)
One side of the V roughed out
![[Image: Picture2962_zps27f20400.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2962_zps27f20400.jpg)
The other side of the V roughed out.
![[Image: Picture2965_zps7d87deac.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2965_zps7d87deac.jpg)
The pile roughed out to get rid of most of the waist metal.You can see a red and blue one there, I colored these because they came off the saw a little thin so I marked them like this as they where not the same as the others. It was only something small like 0.25-0.5mm but it makes a difference in setting them up in a jig.
![[Image: Picture2967_zpsfb9ed73b.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2967_zpsfb9ed73b.jpg)
This is the jig I used for the roughing angle for the V's.
![[Image: Picture2969_zps9fb83fdf.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2969_zps9fb83fdf.jpg)
Here I am roughing the slot wider with a hoging end mill, it was easier to widen the slot with the vertical spindle than the horizontal spindle.
![[Image: Picture2975_zpsaec1a345.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2975_zpsaec1a345.jpg)
The finish left from the roughing end mill.
![[Image: Picture2976_zps17b383c5.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2976_zps17b383c5.jpg)
Finishing the slot
![[Image: Picture2980_zps35bf14ca.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2980_zps35bf14ca.jpg)
Cutting the slot with a key seat cutter. It was a bit blunt so I sharpened it using the lathe, it then did the whole job.
![[Image: Picture2981_zps44870707.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2981_zps44870707.jpg)
You can see how the swarf filled the vice, so I cut up some ice cream container to help out.
![[Image: Picture2984_zps2be417ee.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2984_zps2be417ee.jpg)
The little key cutter moved so metal
![[Image: Picture2994_zpsaf40aed5.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2994_zpsaf40aed5.jpg)
Facing them all
![[Image: Picture2996_zpsaea3cef1.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture2996_zpsaea3cef1.jpg)
Knocking the corners off with a 45 degree end mill
![[Image: Picture3002_zps0a9de8f2.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3002_zps0a9de8f2.jpg)
![[Image: Picture3005_zps42b9db9f.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3005_zps42b9db9f.jpg)
![[Image: Picture3009_zps39e3d4dd.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3009_zps39e3d4dd.jpg)
Finishing the V's
![[Image: Picture3010_zpsafc21efa.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3010_zpsafc21efa.jpg)
![[Image: Picture3012_zps52171dcd.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3012_zps52171dcd.jpg)
![[Image: Picture3014_zps1b5f568b.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3014_zps1b5f568b.jpg)
![[Image: Picture3062_zpsb2fc34bd.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3062_zpsb2fc34bd.jpg)
![[Image: Picture3065_zpsd0eebf97.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3065_zpsd0eebf97.jpg)
machining a flat on top of the V's
![[Image: Picture3069_zps7c709770.jpg]](http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/1top720/Making%2046%20Dickson%20quick%20change%20tool%20holder/Picture3069_zps7c709770.jpg)
Drilling all the holes with a temporary shield
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This is the tap set up I used, the coolant flushed out the chips so things went quicker. I had to tap 230 M8 holes.
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I cut up the 25mm bar for the adjusters, drilled and taped them, then mad up this arbour to thread them on for all there operations.
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Making the adjusters
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I stole the wheels off the push knurler and made a clamp knurler
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Knurling the adjusters
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My temporary coolant set up run off the mill.
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All knurled
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Most of the shaving that where caught after knurling.
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I set up these tools in 2 tool holders to do all the operations in one go
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Machined the outside diameter
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Taking of the sharp corner
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Taking off the bottom edge.
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All done, I made 60 odd for spares as I never want to make these again,LOL
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All of them heated up and dunked in oil
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What a repetitious job
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Finished
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The one stuff up when I was roughing them, oh well it will get used for something like an indicator holder.
I picked up 1500 odd grub screws from the UK for just over $100, a lot cheap than buying them here for $50 odd dollar a box of 100.There is more than in the picture they are just the M8 ones need for the tool holders.
I have different lengths so I will be able to custom fit the grub screws to different size tooling I put in them
holders and will be changing my factory holders over to grub screws as well. The square he bolts where just to expensive and I would rather they didn't stick up above the holder.
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Wow that was a lot of work.
Dave