How To Make A Metal Lathe Parting Tool

After watching a video from Mike Peace on Making and Using Beading and Parting Tools I ordered 4 HSS Square Cutting Tool Bits Bar 8mm x 8mm x 200mm that would be about 516 x 7 78I paid around 11 dollars for 4 of these you can find them here HSS Cutting Bits.

How to make a metal lathe parting tool. Ill start at that speed and around 12 way thru Ill re-sharpen the tool and drop the speed down maybe 30 with the VFD. Make Your Own Beading and Parting Tool from 8mm HSS tool blank. Within 18 of the chuck jaws ispreferable.

Set of 2 HSS Blades 332 x 12 Wide x 4 Long for Lathe Parting Cut off Tool Holders. So the task of cutting a groove is very similar to parting off. If the tool is alittle high it will have a tendency to climb the work.

To functionthe part-off tool must be perfectlyaligned with the X-axis on the lathe. Next I took the blade over to the disk sander and ground it down to bare metal. A lathe is a machine tool that rotates a workpiece rapidly.

Trusted China Suppliers Verified by SGS. This can be done several ways. Not a very good shot but it does show the thickness.

The tip of the tool should be exactly perpendicular to the workpiece. Pair these holders with a tool block for right- and left-hand mounting in a lathe. Indexable Cutoff and Grooving Carbide Inserts Cut square corner grooves in a workpiece or cut completely through a part.

Ad China Metal Lathe. I shaped the end of the blade like the Sorby Parting Tool double angle look. Ive always been a fan of upcycling tools and tools made from scrap.