HyperDrive
Head in the Pine
Magnum Force
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Post by HyperDrive on Oct 31, 2006 12:25:19 GMT -6
I bought one of those mini Taig lathes (manual not a CNC)to learn how to make some light BSA wheels for myself. I know this has been somewhat discussed before but, I remain a little confused. Does anyone have one of these or can tell me which cutters (left hand, v-shaped, round nose, etc)I need to buy for this lathe that are best for use on these little wheels? I'm trying not to just wind up buying a set of them and then only one of them is useful, you know what I mean? Thanks, HyperDive
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Post by RacerX on Oct 31, 2006 12:33:11 GMT -6
It all depends on what you are wanting to do. We make or have made several of our cutters to different processes for our wheel programs. Tooling can get expensive quick, especially when your experimenting. Sorry, I am not much help, it is just trial and error until you get the results you are looking for.
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Post by parrish on Oct 31, 2006 12:46:18 GMT -6
Hey HyperDrive,
To do the treads, I use a left handed cutter with a 1/4" shank. If you plan on doing a lot of wheels, I would look for an indexable turn tool. Make sure you use a small radius insert (sharp cutting corner).
For turning the inside of the wheel to lighten, you might want to look for a small boring bar (left handed), again with a sharp corner.
Enco or MicroMark carry inexpensive tools of this nature.
Good luck!
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Post by builderjim on Oct 31, 2006 13:10:20 GMT -6
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Post by wheeler on Oct 31, 2006 16:37:55 GMT -6
No need for carbide turning tools, unless you are running very high production. For what most of us do, high speed steel tools are quite adequate and you can grind them to what you need or make changes to tool easily, also quite inexpensive. Recomend a lot of relief on cutting edges and small point on tool.
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