How To Grind A Parting Tool

For a parting cut the top of the tool should be exactly on the center line of the lathe or no more than005 above the center line.

How to grind a parting tool. When machining with long overhangs it is especially important to mount the bar correctly to ensure enough clamping contact. Grinding the end face of the tool The grinding rest was tipped to give the required end relief angle and the fence adjusted to give the front cutting edge angle. First setting proper tool height will minimize the nib.

A demonstration on how to sharpen a lathe parting tool. A little low will cause a The tip of the tool should be exactly perpendicular to the workpiece. The results are amazing.

Cylindrical adaptors can be clamped in split sleeves. Often enough to avoid having to face it off in a second op. Took it over to the 1 belt sander cleaned up the blade a little more and fine tuned the wood edges.

Loosen the tool post align the edge of the Be careful to not drop the 1-2-3 block. Second if the tip of the parting tool is ground at an angle it will minimize the nib further. Being excited I went to the wood lathe to try out the new parting tool.

How do you know when the grind is getting to the tip. This produces a less hollow grind. In general the method is to use either a grinder or belt sander and then finish.

Again the front cutting edge angle was not important although it is usually set to make the tip and less than 90 º. I couldnt find any specific information on angles or depths so this. If the tool is a little high it will have a tendency to climb the work.