turret tooling recommendation needed

Trying to negotiate the world of turret tooling and could use some advice. The lathe is a Colchester Chipmaster, aka Harrison 10-AA and it came with a capstan attachment. I make a part that's 1.125" dia. to start, turned down to 0.750" for a length of 0.312". I make another part that starts at 1", turned down to 0.875" for a length of 0.8".

I've tried to do this with a fixed knee tool, but walked away frustrated; is something like a Hardinge adjustable knee tool the answer, a boring head...

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