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The Shop => Tools => Topic started by: Gerhard Olivier on November 29, 2009, 02:02:44 PM

Title: Boring tool holder
Post by: Gerhard Olivier on November 29, 2009, 02:02:44 PM

I have an adjustable boring tool for the mill and with that I got a set of 12 12mm boring bars with round shafts.  These seem to be very good quality and it seems a shame to get so little use from them.  I decided to make a boring tool holder for the lathe.

Used Ali as I have some in the BOX

(http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt161/geroli/DSC_0006-4.jpg)


Some Milling and a bit of Slitting and drilling and tapping later I had one of these.

The main hole was drilled and reamed with the reamer in the collet chuck in the lathe.

(http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt161/geroli/DSC_0001-5.jpg)

Gerhard

Title: Re: Boring tool holder
Post by: John Rudd on November 29, 2009, 03:56:31 PM

Hmmm.....Great idea...might have to pinch that one..I have a set of carbide tipped boring bars for my boring head ( sounds boring that dont it... :doh: ) that dont get much use....but using them in the lathe would increase that using your holder design...

Lateral thinking wins yet again....

Thanks Gerhard

Title: Re: Boring tool holder
Post by: Gerhard Olivier on December 01, 2009, 05:25:00 AM

Thanks Steve

This is not my idea I found this one in a book by George Thomas book.  But it is handy and easy to make.

Gerhard