Dang! I must really be behind the times! I'm still hand grinding or going to the tool & cutter grinder. But yes, I do use inserts exclusively in the CNCs. A lot less foolin' with the "offsets" that way and about anybody can take it loose and flip/rotate it to a 'fresh' edge.ridgeway said:Good deal! AR Warner makes nice stuff. I have their threader, profile tooling, parting tool and a few turning bits. They get used a lot. Plus their shop is about 15 min away if I need anything.tclaunch said:
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ridgeway
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I do the same. I'm always touching up, shaping HSS and cemented carbide to do what I need. Index tooling has its place too...shortgrass said:Dang! I must really be behind the times! I'm still hand grinding or going to the tool & cutter grinder. But yes, I do use inserts exclusively in the CNCs. A lot less foolin' with the "offsets" that way and about anybody can take it loose and flip/rotate it to a 'fresh' edge.ridgeway said:Good deal! AR Warner makes nice stuff. I have their threader, profile tooling, parting tool and a few turning bits. They get used a lot. Plus their shop is about 15 min away if I need anything.tclaunch said:
ab_bentley
I fix stuff, sometimes....
Love that copper wire.
Adam
I can see the benefit of a copper wire in fitting.I use brass fittings with a fulcrum in the middle.But I have to have a few to work on the different contours.It does allow me a full contact without the worry of a slip.Nice looking work gents!Cheers!
Gun Smith
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"Hey Butch, my old Southbend has a 2 1/4 x 6 thread for the chuck, I was wanting to do the same thing, to be able to dial in even shorter barrels. Cat head, now I know what its called!" - tclaunch
My old South Bend has the same thread. Many moons ago I made a cathead out of a square Aluminum block with 4 brass tipped bolts, and mounted it onto a faceplate. Works very nice, and put the seldom used faceplate to good use. I also made a rear cathead out of a bored out pipe coupling with 4 brass tipped screws.
My old South Bend has the same thread. Many moons ago I made a cathead out of a square Aluminum block with 4 brass tipped bolts, and mounted it onto a faceplate. Works very nice, and put the seldom used faceplate to good use. I also made a rear cathead out of a bored out pipe coupling with 4 brass tipped screws.
My Lathe is the only SB H10 that have ever seen with a double drawer stack underneath the chip pan. It came with both drawers full of tooling, mostly not what I was needing to dial in and chamber barrels. I do have a slotted plate that fits the threads on the spindle. I need to spin that on next chuck swap to see how that would work, thanks for the tip.
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