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piper1:
Hi i wonder if some one could advise me on an issue I'm  having regarding my lathe and the quality of the cuts.

I’ve tried cutting Stainless steel, Brass and alloy rods and the quality of the cut appears to be very rough.

I pretty sure the fault is me and the way I'm setting the machine up or possible using incorrect cutting tools.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Kev       

Bangkok Mick:
Hi Kev,

I am also new to using the lathe and I am sure if you post a couple of pictures of your tooling and set up you will get great advice from the experienced form members here.

There are also many beginners tutorials available on U Tube, I goggled lathe turning, facing etc. and watched a few of these and found them very helpful when getting started. In fact there are many levels of good practice available via u tube on the internet including thread cutting etc. and when I am practicing a new skill I ask advice here and look for tutorials posted on U Tube.

Hope this helps.

Cheers Mick

Bradley Simmonds:
Pictures of tool-carbide,hss, cobalt, material finish, tool set up, part setup and held in chuck, speeds and feed information, depth of cut...

If carbide...nose radius of carbide...

piper1:
Thank you for the replies

Pete.:
Whenever I get a poor finish it's almost always that I ave got the cutting edge wrong when grinding my tool. You can get all the angles right but have a slightly dull edge - a tiny slip on the grinder - and it just won't cut. I use a 30X loupe to inspect them now and you wouldn't believe how rough a 'perfectly good looking' edge can be.

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