Tooling Selection

Came out good!

A suggestion: for turning cast iron, a sharp brazed carbide bit run at low speed works well for rough facing and a good HSS facing tool will provide a very nice finish. Used this way, these tools will last a long time on cast iron. The trick, if there is one, is to go slooow with cast iron. No lube, and cover everything you can with sheeting and old towels (to catch the grit). When you're done, remove your covers and clean everything ... twice.
 
Made the 4 bolt plate for my Jet 9X20 lathe. Much more solid, I used Steve Bedair's plans (http://bedair.org/clamp/9x20clamp.html) and followed the dimensions carefully. However, the compound runs into the corners of the plate, or the hold-down nuts if I want to move the compound tool post all of the ways in. It makes it hard to make small taper cuts. Anyone else experienced this, and what was your fix?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top