Grinding Lathe Tools on a Belt Sander - Part 3

This is the last article in Mikey’s series about grinding lathe tool bits.  In part 1 he discussed his experiences with grinding bits, why he uses a belt sander instead of a bench grinder and introduced some terminology about tool bit shapes and angles. In part 2 he covered tip geometry and tool

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October 3rd, 2011 | Category: How-To, Instructional | 2 comments |

Grinding Lathe Tools on a Belt Sander - Part 2

Using tip geometry

Here is a table that presents the table angles we need to set when we grind standard lathe tools.  Note that the headings at the top of each column eliminate the word “angle” after each heading but otherwise matches the diagram above.  The front relief (angle) in the table is the same

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August 30th, 2011 | Category: How-To, Instructional | 3 comments |

Grinding Lathe Tools on a Belt Sander - For the New Guy

I’m a believer.  As a new guy I totally sucked at grinding lathe tools.  It’s almost painful to admit how many stubby, misshapen, multi-faceted, overheated and just plain ugly lathe tools I made back then.  The amazing thing is that some of those tools actually worked as well as the pre-ground tools that

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August 15th, 2011 | Category: How-To, Instructional, Lathe | 8 comments |

A Southbend movie about single-point cutting tools

I’m posting this video for a couple of reasons.  First, I often enjoy watching movies from this era and I thought some of you might too.  More importantly, it contains knowledge that is still true and useful more than 70 years later.

June 30th, 2011 | Category: Instructional, Videos | 3 comments |
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