Create Tool Multifix 40 Position Tool Post

very nice - looks like they've got a great little operation over there at CreateTool - looks very organized and well cared for

Fantastic! Can i ask what your centre height is on that lathe in the video? mm? cant believe i didn't subscribe from the last videos!

am amazed at the quality of the tools made for you..i also checked out their web site..well organized..spelling and grammar perfect..and they are ISO certified..rare site this is..and maybe they realize that people were tiring of poor quality, cheap stuff from China..

The 2 major problems with the Swiss Multifix lathe tool-post design.
1. It is expensive.
2. Once you have used it a bit - it is hard to return to other types.

Great video , cheers .

I have one of them for my lathe. The 7.5mm holes are so that you set the center part then drill an 8mm hole thru the sleeves into the cross slide and put an 8mm dowel pin.

One other modification I did was to drill a hole thru the center pin and make a coolant passage that goes thru the cross slide. The idea is the coolant nozzle will move with the tool so you do Not have to keep adjusting it when you move in and out.
What I need to do next (I have been a bit lazy) is to put an attachment to the tool holder that will connect to the center coolant pipe so each holder has a coolant nozzle set up to the right place. Thus way when the holder is changed you do Not need to adjust the coolant nozzle.
I will do that and post a video one day.

That is quite a piece of equipment!

Would it be possible to get a copy of the tool post stud drawing?

That looks like a real handy tool.
Steve

Very Good Video. The mounting Pins are intended for Antirotation but also for indexing. They are intended to allow a fine division. On my Multifix B, I find on one hole the basic 40 divisions of 9 degrees each. By changing to the other hole, you shift to 4,5 degrees, hence you had 40 more divisions, making a total of 80 divisions. Very good work. Best regards from France.

How long did shipping take? I have just ordered one but I'm expecting the delivery to take for ever

Why didn't you make that bolt yourself? You have a lathe! 😉

If it was me, I would never mill on the machine /compound. Instead made a spacer to put under the main holder.

Days of thunder reference. Yuck why do I know that?

How can you work with gloves, no feel dumb

The only thing I am disappointed with is it’s made in China. But what’s important is craftsmanship.

Thanks. I too have wanted one of these since I saw Adam Booth use his..

Those two small día holes on the bottom of the post are slightly differently offset from each other in relation to the tool holder mounting splines. So if you bother to put a single dowel in your compound you can change the original 40 index positions up to 80 finely indexed positions ( or in my case with a PWT brand Multifix knockoff setup) 120 positions because there are 3 dowel index holes in the post.
PS: this indexing concept doesn’t work in an American/British T-Slot designed toolpost mount system with a freely sliding T-nut. But on European mounts that use a fixed position mounting stud in the compound it works really slick converting 40 positions into 120 discrete repeatable positions.

great to hear you USA Americans finally talking metrics

Sweet. Nice to see some photos from the factory too.

Great video, I have a Ab size on my Myford ML7 .. just bought a Colchester Student and am wanting to replace the original Colchester Dickson with another multifix .. love the holder .. my Swiss heritage may have something to do with the inclination ;) Thanks for the great pictures of the factory, how did you get those? Makes me definitely want to order from them :)

I've always wanted a set of the 40 position tool post and holders .For me it seems there's to many bills or other tooling needs when I get some saved for one. I don't like debt so I save to buy it's much better on finances.

Ijust got too! Love it, nice and ridgit.

nice, had a bit easier type, but finally i installed the multifix A, too... chip, chip, brother...

1000th like! Didn’t realize this was on a delta Rockwell when I clicked on the video. Made it even better as that’s what I’ve got! I appreciate all the information!

Hello burton's attic. I really like your review of create multifix. I tried to buy a Aa set too on the create tool website but the order form refused my order. I also tried to contact them by email but I never received any answer from them. Could you help me? Have you any suggestions? Thanks

I got a same set of this for my old lathe . I did some work to mount it on . Now it’s work good.

Enjoyed your video. Had two questions. What advantages do you see to the multifix style tool post over the aloris style. And, how do you know if your tool post is too big? I run a 14x40 lathe and have an original multifix size B. I’m considering down sizing

mine is orig swiss from the early 70s, it is not worn much, if I put a 2 foot bar in a toolholder I get 003pushing down on the bar, probably accounting for runout

Seems they aren't available on eBay.also their website seems to be down

Justo el soporte que buscaba, gracias por el vídeo. Saludos desde Perú.

Those use to be a bargain but quite expensive now.

Why are you buying from china"? A country run by communists who jackboot all over their people, create viruses that kill millions worldwide, human rights violations against all of their minorities, threatens war against japan, taiwan and the US on a continual basis not to mention the amount of total garbage they produce..... I suppose if the natsees were still in power and they had good prices you would buy from them too right?

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Show off!!!

I guess you missed the part where Adam said not to buy anything but Peter's p e p w system the original multifix system and nothing from China LOL oh well there's another couple hundred dollars over to China. I got nothing against China I have vendors in China that I love dearly

Nice tool post but........Gloves on a lathe???.....I'm outta here.

I've been wanting one of those ever since I seen Adam's video on it. He should contact them and set up a booth machine shop version. He is selling so many of them post with his content.
Great little review/ overview man. I just ordered the plain old quick change square block aloris knock off. Just can't seem to muster up the gull to spend that much on a tool post.... 😔

It appears Create Tool is no longer on Ebay.

I use an original and have always wondered why they chose the odd angle increment of 9°

The end mill left a really nice pattern on the compound!...

18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, 90. Good to know your multiples of 9 with this tool. 40 positions out of 360 is 9 degrees for each position. I wish it was 5 degrees for each step.

Hey boss. Any thoughts on this tool post after 5yrs? You happy with it or what changes would you have made?

Sad they seemed to just stop producing. I've emailed several times over the last 2 or 3 years and no response. Definitely seems like they stopped trading so I just missed out on purchasing a set.

What actor/movie was that quote from? What are some other good lines from that movie?