JIM as promised.

[Penpal]

A quick change tool holder system just finishing making plastic pipe and fitting pieces for dust extraction hose couplings etc. some different tools the red bar is tTheis an examplle of a tiny end mill kicked at a slight angle making use of it to final fit a homemade mandrel saver entry to a firmish final fit. I use drills the same way with plastic pipe fittings anything hard and sharp


Peter.

 

[paulm]

Thats very nice Peter (I think) I haven't got a clue what it is though

 

[silver]

The one in picture 2 looks like a router bit Peter, is that right?

I have used tungsten tipped drills be for for speciality turning but never thought of a router tip. (That's if it is one)

Thanks for sharing..

 

[Penpal]

The one in picture 2 looks like a router bit Peter, is that right?

I have used tungsten tipped drills be for for speciality turning but never thought of a router tip. (That's if it is one)

Thanks for sharing..

Yes there was apic using an end mill as well not enough room. Illustrations that any sharp hard object can be fitted in a tool holder the height and direction selected quickly....job done.

Peter.

 

[Penpal]

Thats very nice Peter (I think) I haven't got a clue what it is though

Jim enquired re what tools to use these were some I use in a multi holder for different reasons. At least two hundred different applications I could name depending on the material being cut. I have a friend who used to make articulated objects for large fairground roundabouts etc he used even more and varied, cut his own bevelled gears etc in scale steam engines and his own model aircraft engines, just saying the skies the limit only your own imagination when it comes to lathes and tools. My response by sitting stuff up on my lathe before I finished using it to match infil connections for my dust spiral, removing purposes amongst others.Did not want to crowd Jims question re tools for a metal lathe. Paul why I love my old metal lathe.

Peter.

 

[Grump]

Router bits are great for cutting plastics Eamonn, HDPE, LDPE and Polypropylene in particular,

 

[Jim]

Thanks for this Peter, it is good to see an array of cutters used .. It will give me ideas for sure ..