How To Make A Metal Lathe Parting Tool

Ill start at that speed and around 12 way thru Ill re-sharpen the tool and drop the speed down maybe 30 with the VFD.

How to make a metal lathe parting tool. Next I took the blade over to the disk sander and ground it down to bare metal. Pair these holders with a tool block for right- and left-hand mounting in a lathe. The chuck key that came with my 1936 South Bend Lathe was pretty worn out by the time I took ownership a few years ago.

Within 18 of the chuck jaws ispreferable. Ad China Metal Lathe. This is two parts.

This Video Will Show the Viewer How to Select the Proper Cutting Tool for Lathe Operations - Basic Tutorial - SMITHY GRANITE 3-in-1Helpful Quote from Video T. Set of 2 HSS Blades 332 x 12 Wide x 4 Long for Lathe Parting Cut off Tool Holders. A lathe is a machine tool that rotates a workpiece rapidly.

Trusted China Suppliers Verified by SGS. Ive always been a fan of upcycling tools and tools made from scrap. This new tool can then be mounted onto the back toolpost of my Taig lathe.

Notice there is a lot of positive back rake on the tool as well as plenty of side relief. So the task of cutting a groove is very similar to parting off. The most common two are using a 1-2-3block or a dial indicator as shown in Figure 8.

The cutting tool is then slowly moved into the workpiece removing material as the piece spins against it. I got it looking nice and shiney looked pretty good. After watching a video from Mike Peace on Making and Using Beading and Parting Tools I ordered 4 HSS Square Cutting Tool Bits Bar 8mm x 8mm x 200mm that would be about 516 x 7 78I paid around 11 dollars for 4 of these you can find them here HSS Cutting Bits.