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| AcieraF3:
I have build a Bedair-type ball cutter to fit my Boley 5LZ lathe. It works like a charm but I was not able to cut a real ball, they are all a bit olive shape. I did some research on this forum but I did not found a clear answer how to adjust the cutter and maybe the other axes of the lathe, to produce this much wanted nice real ball. Anybody some good tips? Teun :Doh: |
| Noitoen:
If the pivot centre of the ball cutter is centred with the work piece, there is no reason for a olive shape. |
| AcieraF3:
attached some photo's of the ball turner attached to the lathe. Material is cast iron and alluminium for the cutter holder. I will redesign the holder and will use more rigid metal for it. There are two examples of balls I made. The first one is a little pointy and the second has a flat top. What went wrong? Any tips? Teun :worthless: |
| BillTodd:
Have a look at Frank Ford's site here: http://www.frets.com/HomeShopTech/Projects/SafeHandles/safehandles.html Scroll down to see how he sets up his ball turner to give an exact ball Bill |
| AcieraF3:
Hi Bill thanks, seems easy enough! I will try it and post the result. Cheers, Teun |
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