How To Make A Parting Tool Holder
Even better if you have made a carriage lock use it.
How to make a parting tool holder. No matter what holder I make it still has to be adjustable so I could center the blade. Another important step is to make sure the cutting tip of your parting tool is right on the center line of the piece you are parting. This means that when this tool holder is being used the shank must be at 45 degrees to the left.
Say 200-300 RPM or even slower. So I thought I would make my own parting tool for woodturning. Not sure of type.
All parting has to be done with the cutter at right angles to the workpiece. To ensure the parting tool is perpendicular to the face of the chuck you can use a 1-2-3 block whose surfaces are ground to be parallel to one another. Fig cranked parting tool holder.
I find that locking my carriage is an essential step to take in order to maximize rigidity. Rigidity is extremely important. With the tip of the tool just beyond the surface of the workpiece turn on the lathe.
If superior tool edge sharpness is not necessary choose a 3-edge or 2-edge insert for a more economical solution or for larger diameters. Now lock the half nut in the engaged position to keep the carriage from moving during the parting cut. Repeat for 2 of the other sides.
How to Make a Parting Tool From A Sawzall Blade. C any other designs that basically does the same thing like parting from the opposite side of the spindleetc. The easiest thing to use was a part.