Side by Side Toolpost Review For Hardinge HLV Lathe

Hi there! We finally acquired a size A Multi fix QCTP after falling in live love with the Size B for the Mori Seiki MS-850/1050.

Here’s what we started out with on the left, a quick indexing four station Hardinge turret and then the Phase 2 piston style Aloris clone QCTP from our Harbor Freight 8×12 lathe to the size A Enco branded Multi fix.

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Here’s the nameplate for the Type A. Its made in Switzerland by J.A. Minder.

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The Hardinge is a great start foe those of us who have production in mind. However, we are limited to only four tools and a single angle per tool. This is a repeatable four position holder. The Aloris style as its base form allows only one tool. Once the tool is removed, it is near difficult to reproduce the same position.

Let’s now jump to the amazing Multifix.

Firstly the toolpost allows forty positions per tool. OK, we probably won’t use all forty positions, each tool angle can yield a usable plus or minus 45 degrees at max. That’s only roughly 10 positions. We are generalizing and rough math-ing it but you get the gist. What is amazing about the Multi fix is that we have an infinite number of tools only limited by the number of tool holders and then for each tool we have those ten additional positions per tool!

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