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This ought to be pinned at the top of it's forum so It won't get lost. Basic training is never out of order.
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So that is how you make threads! Thank you!
Do they sell the cut tools already made to the angles required? For that first practice (when I get a lathe) would be great to have the tools already set... while I learned how to ground them to specifications...
Let me search on that... EDIT: Found those.
I know, I know... must learn how to make the tool for the cut... I hope they sell the tool long enough for beginners... so that it accounts for all the errors and I do not end up with a 3/4" long cutting tool when I start with a 3" long piece, lol.
Do they sell the cut tools already made to the angles required? For that first practice (when I get a lathe) would be great to have the tools already set... while I learned how to ground them to specifications...
Let me search on that... EDIT: Found those.
I know, I know... must learn how to make the tool for the cut... I hope they sell the tool long enough for beginners... so that it accounts for all the errors and I do not end up with a 3/4" long cutting tool when I start with a 3" long piece, lol.
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I am sure there are profiled ground tool bits out there for sale. I know profiled ground end-mills are.
Most of us grind our bits to match the material or conditions we ran into. I milled a small slot in a 1/2" square CRS to hold a 1/4" tool bit so it will fit a quick change tool holder. No sense grinding a large bit when a smaller one will work specially if you have more than one lathe.