How To Use A Parting Tool On A Lathe

A part off tool is not a substitute for a cut off saw.

How to use a parting tool on a lathe. Tool should be perpendicular to the work piece. Using My New Parting Tool. This means that when this tool holder is being used the shank must be at 45 degrees to the left.

The more rigid the machine the easier it is to part things off. Combine a holder and carbide insert to perform cutoff and grooving tasks on a lathe. Same thing applies to a facing tool Look at your parting tool and blade and take note of the shape and set up accordingly.

Tool Blocks for Blade-Style Cutoff. Top of tool should be right Angle on the lathe machine. If the parting tool is not on vertical.

I then cut the end of the blade off to square it off and I cut and ground down the teeth. If it cannot be mounted in the rear then it will do better with the tool mounted in front with the blade upside down and the lathe run in reverse. For a bigger more rigid lathe then do what works.

Turn the outside of the bowl to your desired shape. Shank-Style Cutoff and Grooving Carbide Insert Holders Fit these holders directly into a lathe tool post or appropriately sized holder without the need for a tool block. The only way this happens is when the lathe is fitted with an American style toolpost.

Double Angle Sorby Thin Parting Tool I shaped the end of the blade like the Sorby Parting Tool double angle look. Turn the outside of the bowl to your desired shape. Be sure you will get the best out of more than 4000 used machines and tools.