Parting off in the lathe - Rear Tool Post #3

I have several bad experiences parting off in my Colchester Student lathe. Having found an inverted rear mounted parting tool to be successful on my smaller Myford lathe I decided to make a similar tool post for the Colchester. This video focusses on making the base plate and involves the shaper, lathe and pillar drill as well as hand scraping. 00:00 Introduction 00:18 Milling column using face mill 02:26 Milling 45 degree surface 03:08 Marking out slot 03:40 Milling slot with end mill 05:42 Marking out for tapped bolt holes 08:49 Modification to chamfer size to suit DTI mounting 10:03 Chamfering body in mill 10:18 Turning and threading bolts in silver steel (drill rod) 12:48 Milling bolt head using dividing head in mill 14:18 Facing & chamfering bolt heads 14:44 Hardening & tempering bolts 15:48 Chamfering base on shaper 17:44 Final assembly 18:55 Mounting on lathe cross slide 19:14 Setting tool height 20:09 Two successful parting off operations 21:11 Parting off demonstration 22:44 Verdict - not satisfactory! 23:12 To be continued...issue will be resolved in final video