Lathe Ball Turning Tool Plans Pdf

I have used it for coves much more frequently than spheres.

Lathe ball turning tool plans pdf.

This particular turner works in a variety of lathes but is designed specifically for 12 and larger lathes. Tool are the outer frame the inner frame the handle the shank the tool bit and the tool bit set screw. My need for a ball turning tool began with the desire to build a quorn tool and cutter grinder. Three set screws on the front allow the tool bit to be adjusted left and right.

Ball turning tool post for the 7x mini lathe by rob on february 27 2010 i want to tell you about ralph patterson s free plans for a ball turning tool post that will fit a 7 by whatever mini lathe and show you how he used it to fix a broken shower head. Ball turning toolpost lathe mill projects in metal llc. This radius turner can turn a ball nearly 4 in diameter and coves of more than 6 in radius. Using the tool you can make ornamental balls on the end of handles ball joints governor weights round contact points for tools nose cones and many other useful and decorative objects.

In i ve seen many ball turning designs as i read through the back issues of. The first step in this design is measuring your lathe. Metal lathe projects lathe tools homemade lathe homemade tools lathe accessories 3d cnc metal working tools turning tools machine tools. The cutter uses a replaceable carbide insert so the tool bit height is fixed.

Since i don t have a mill yet i used an attachment that i got from the for a myford that is based on steve bedair s ball turning tool post. Using the tool you can make ornamental balls on the end of handles. 1 using the tool the omw radius ball turning tool is designed to cut convex radii ball shapes on a variety of materials. It can turn balls up to 1 7 8 od and it can also do concave cuts.

The grinder requires 18 ball handles that could be bought but then it would not be quite the same. Thus the quest to build a spherical turning tool. This turned out to be to big for the quorn small ball handles. It can easily be scaled down.

Ever since i got my first mini lathe i ve always wanted a ball turning attachment. Free metalworking project plans.