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One of the best upgrades I did was an idea taken from Tormach, with their jog controller. I bought the generic ShuttleXpress off of Amazon, for around $40. It works perfectly with Mach3, and makes...

It's a wedge... got it from here:
Quick Change Tool Post Set, BXA - LittleMachineShop.com

Not really... at first, I tried to reuse the compound - but that didn't work out, because the QCTP sat way too high. And, with CNC, I don't really see much of a need for a compound, anyway. As I...

I got tired of swapping around tool holders on the stock turret toolpost that comes with the Patriot, and wanted a true Quick Change toolpost. I picked up a BXA sized toolpost from...

Well, like I said - you could use your mill, and cut a circle pocket with an end mill. I just didn't trust myself to perfectly center the piece in the mill. The nice part about lathes -...

If you're talking about increasing the distance between the mill spindle and the lathe spindle, I suppose you could - given enough time and materials. Have a look at another thread in this forum -...

Hi all - relatively new Patriot CNC owner here. I was fighting an oil leak coming from the oil seal around the retainer for the lathe spindle. When I disassembled the spindle and pressed off the...