Designed and manufactured in Australia by Des Burke, the Diamond Toolholder is a tangential lathe toolholder capable of performing five basic lathe functions.

"The Diamond Toolholder gave an impressive performance on my 9" South Bend lathe. Even an inexperienced operator should have no difficulty cutting at depths of .125" in mild steel..." --Rudy Kouhoupt (Product Review, The Home Shop Machinist July/August '93)

A revolutionary tangential lathe toolholder. Makes metal turning a breeze. Using just one HSS toolbit, you can do roughing and finishing cuts, end facing, shoulder facing, and threading. The package includes: Diamond Toolholder, tool blank, grinding jig, and Allen wrench, and instructions. We also include a DVD and two very important and helpful articles about the Diamond Toolholder published in The Home Shop Machinist.

A size to suit your lathe:

T6      2 x 7/16 x 3/8"   1/8" sq.   3-6" swing   e.g. Sherline, Unimat, Atlas 6”

A8     3 x 1/2 x 7/16"`  1/4" sq.   7-9" swing   e.g. Myford 7”, Sheldon 8”

A9.5   3 x 1/2 x 1/2"     1/4"sq.    9-12"swing   e.g. South Bend 9” QC olpost

L9.5   3 x 3/8 x 1/2"     1/4"sq.     9-12" swing   e.g. South Bend 9: w/

                                                                                lantern-style toolpost

B16     3 x 9/16 x 5/8"   1/4" sq.   12-19" swing  e.g. Grizzly 12” to 19”