New Radius Turner

GarageGuy

GarageGuy

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I finished my radius turner project today, and got video of my first try using it. I saw the design on-line and liked it, so I decided to make my own. I made it to mount in a AXA, BXA, or CXA QCTP so it can be used on different machines simply by adjusting the center height on the tool post.

I used .500 steel plate for the frame. I know... massive overkill... but I had a piece laying around. I welded the frame instead of bolting it like the one I saw on-line. No particular reason, just to be different. My original design used ball shoulder bearings for the swivel, but to my disappointment, there was too much play. Maybe a preload issue? I took them out and turned a bronze bushing that worked much better and held a tighter tolerance. The cutter is a VCMT carbide insert that seemed to cut very smoothly.

GG

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Here is a video of the first radius:

 
Beautifully functional tool.
-brino
 
I gotta admire your courage for taping (and sharing) your first attempt. I'd have tried it several times, to make sure it didn't screw up.
 
roadie33 said:
Awesome. Where did you see this design originally?
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There is a company that sells them on eBay. Too pricey for me, but an excellent project. I had looked at several different designs, and decided this one was the most practical one for me.

GG
 
Well add another tool to build . I like this one from all the others I've seen on YouTube. This will be an easier build over the yoke styles . Pluses the way this works looks like making oblong balls or tapered ones will be quickly learned to do.
 
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