How To Use A Parting Tool

This video describes and demonstrates the proper use of the parting tool on a lathe.

How to use a parting tool. With any parting tool start by placing the tool rest parallel to the workpiece and slightly below its centerline. The blank is already heat treated so no special metallurg. Parting is done with a special tool.

Cutting technique as well as different uses for the tool are covered. For an optimal parting tool set-up use a tool holder with a short overhang to avoid vibration. Parting uses a blade-like cutting tool plunged directly into the workpiece to cut off the workpiece at a specific length.

Turn a tool handle epoxy the handle and metal bar together and youve got yourself a new tool. I could use a wide beadingparting tool like the one he made. You Have A New Parting Tool.

A quick demo on how I sharpen my parting beading tools and the bedan using a very simple shopmade jig setup which can easily be made from scrap - without. Inspect the parting tool closely before using. The method of laying a parting tool on its side shown below is often taught but a difficulty arises when you use a diamond shaped tool.

If using an indexable part-off tool check that the cutting insert is in good condition. Parting tools of almost any sort seldom give the best possible finish. As you do this practice looking at the horizon rather than directly at the cutting edge.

It is normally used to remove the finished end of a workpiece from the bar stock that is clamped in the chuck. The other hand is ready to catch the turning as the wood separates and comes off of the lathe. 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.