Parametric Compound Block for Vevor Lathe

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Parametric Compound Block for Vevor Lathe This replaces the compound slide and connects the crosslide directly to the toolpost. Required printed parts: - CompoundBlock.stl (1x) Required other parts: - screw M10x80 - washer M10 (1x) - hex screw M5x40 (2x) - washer M5 (2x) Recommendations: - PLA (80% infill) Remarks: * I did use the hack saw to create a slit in the screw head of screw M10x80, so that it can be screwed in place using normal screwdriver. * My Vevor lathe had a big problem that the metal compound block was 1.1 mm higher on one side. That meant that the tooltip would move 2.2 mm up/down if the the toolpost was rotated by 180 degrees. Since I do not have a mill, I had to fix the issue in the 4 yaw chuck of the lathe, but with the complication that I had to do that without the compound slide available. * I did not only fix the height difference of the compound block with this setup, but took off an extra 1.8 mm of the height so that I can now use 16 mm heigh toolbits in the toolpost. The extra height reduction is needed to get the tooltip below the center line. * I did expect rigidity issues with the PLA replacement part, but it all went surprisingly well. The compound block height difference is now less then 0.1 mm.