Taper button turning - how to

[ARM]

Hi Guys
We need to turn some different profiled "Buttons" and would kindly request some advice on how best to go about it.
The specimen pic closely resembles what we would like to achieve. Although it has about 5 layers we would like to turn some with fewer layers in different profiles.
Material would be Stainless / Mild Steel, Bronze and even Titanium
Diameter would be around 10 mm to 20 mm - give a few !!
We would be using Carbide Inserts as these are easiest for us for now. And we would like to tackle this project on our big 1mt bed machine.
Thanks a mill in advance
aRM

 

[tlipton]

Take a look at what Iscar has to offer in their turn groove tooling. Here is a video of something close to what your trying to do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUduhPhaef8

Regards,

Tom Lipton

 

[ARM]

Thanks for the tip Tom
Will look at their radius inserts
Had recently acquired their Parting Inserts and Blade - finally sorted that problem of ours
kindest regards
aRM