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| SwarfnStuff:
See, I said I was often wrong and was proved correct, (well. wrong again actually). Thanks for the correction Arbalist and I think that your attention to detail makes a great job of those holders. :clap: :clap: :clap: John B |
| Manxmodder:
--- Quote from: ddoyle on June 01, 2014, 07:40:26 PM ---Arbalist, if your tool holders are so good that people think they are the "bought" version, maybe you should start selling them.... :) In my honest opinion, I think yours looks much better than the one that you bought, Can tell you pay a lot of attention to detail. Sleek looking tools man. --- End quote --- The main feature that often distinguishes a home made tool from a mass produced item is the visual surface finish rather than the functionality or performance of the tool in question. Most homemade tools are often made from mild steel with a case hardening or carbon steel quench hardened and tempered but left in the raw metal finish. Learning to apply finishes like blueing,blacking,electro plating,anodising,shot blasting,vapour blasting or etching is element that makes them difficult to distinguish from shop bought items.....OZ. |
| Arbalist:
I used to use Gun Blue on some of my tools but it's not a particularly durable finish so I switched to sand blasting and then a quick wipe over with Renwax. |
| Manxmodder:
Hi Arbalist, I agree the gun blue isn't very durable. Really like your tangential tools :clap: and I will probably make a copy of your latest version. Also worth considering are some of the commercially applied colour coatings suitable for steel which have an appearance similar to coloured anodising. I believe they are very durable but I haven't looked into the cost of application for small batches or single items.....OZ. |
| Arbalist:
Thanks, I'm glad you like it. The main reason for making my own tool after I bought the Eccentric Engineering one was that it had to be set at a funny angle to both turn and face without moving the tool. My four way tool post locks at 90° as most do so it's just a matter of clamping my tool holder in place to both turn and face - quick and easy. As other folks have said, you can't do everything with these tools but I do most of my turning with one when I can simply because it works well, is quick to sharpen and very economical to use - important now I'm retired! Another pic I missed out last time. If I were to make another one I'd probably reduce the size of the step as it doesn't really need that much clearance for swarf. At least one other person has made the thickness of their tool holder such that the top of it is at centre height when clamped in the tool post. This is a really clever idea as all you need to do to set the cutter height is turn the tool upside down on a flat surface and drop the cutter down until it touches. Lock in place and away you go. This is the beauty of making your own tools to fit your Lathe/tool post. |
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