Diy Lathe Parting Tool

It s very satisfying to make your own tools.
Diy lathe parting tool. I ve made a couple of turning tools with carbide cutters and some with hss cutting blanks all turned out to be very useful. I did make a 1 16 parting tool from a reciprocating saw blade with a metal handle. Using my thin kerf parting tool as a guide i would have the parting tool no more than 1 1 4 inches tall. Diy parting tool from sawzall blade i ve been wanting a thin parting tool for a long time.
I was working on a handle for a gouge blade. I really enjoy making my own woodturning tools if for any reason just to see if i can do it. Part 1 drill powered wooden lathe duration. Made a parting tool for woodturning.
That was fun i learned a bunch and use the tool all the time. I made a very effective parting tool from a recirocating saw blade expoxied between two pieces of wood. Diy carbide parting tool for woodturning from trees into these duration. Lathe parting tool cut off tool.
That was fun i learned a bunch and use the tool all the time. Except for plunging straight in perpendicular to the spin axis a tall parting tool is a problem when you need to make an undercut. Tips techniques parting or cutoff is the operation of cutting a piece off by slicing a groove all the way through it with a special parting tool or cut off tool. So i thought i would make my own parting tool for woodturning.
3 in 1 homemade lathe machine. Took it over to the 1 belt sander cleaned up the blade a little more and fine tuned the wood edges. It will need to be a short stubby tool to minimize twisting. Using my new parting tool.
A think 1 8 parting tool is a must for every wood turner not only for releasing or cutting thru your project but for adding detail nice clean lines to a wood turning. How to make a parting tool from a sawzall blade. I made a very effective parting tool from a recirocating saw blade expoxied between two pieces of wood. These parting tools are generally thin blades of hss but there are also carbide insert parting tools available for the task or you can grind a.
It s very satisfying to make your own tools. Being excited i went to the wood lathe to try out the new parting tool.