The Shop > Tools

parting off tool

<< < (2/2)

NeoTech:
I have a large machine and tend to avoid parting off if i can.. hacksaw and turnning the chopped end is the safer solution many times.

awemawson:
Rigidity, confidence, and preferably an inverted parting tool in a rear tool holder are your friends parting off.

Rigidity - reduces the tendency to dig in

Confidence - don't just tickle the part with the tool give a smooth regular in feed with no hesitations

Rear Tool - the geometry of a rear mounted tool makes it tend to move out of the cut if a dig in occurs

PekkaNF:
Yeah. I second to rigidy. It was hopeless with original toolpost and topslide. When I ditched the top slide and put oversize toolpost with two sizes too big parting off tool and parting off has been much easier. Also plan work order such that you can part od near chuck and if long piece, take tail stock out before cutting trough.

Pekka.

rogprov:
I've had good results from grinding one from a 12mm HSS blank.

Like this

The picture comes from http://www.mini-lathe.com but mine is almost the same.

Roger

polecat:
thanks lads job done 2off 19.6 od 16mm id and 0.8mm thick watched a few youtube vids slowed the speed down and it went ok quite chuffed
polecate

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[*] Previous page