Large Radius Tool

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Nice Tool. What about chatter? Do you have any problems in that area?
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jimmib wrote:Nice Tool. What about chatter? Do you have any problems in that area?
Thanks Jimmib, we did get a bit of chatter when we first built it but then we added the lower support plate which has a clamp under the lathe bed...now we can work up to a radius the size of the faceplate without chatter :shifty: but it does get a bit scary at those sizes :hand:

Getting the tool shimmed into place also helped...if you get it mis-aligned or slightly loose then it will chatter.....a lot :doh:

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Thanks Maz......I have used smaller radius cutters and was just wondering.
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Yep, everyone should have a large radius "tool" ! :laughing-rolling: :banana-dance: :dance: :banana-dance: :popcorn: :banana-dance: :whistle: :banana-dance: :doh:
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rakeNtrail wrote:Yep, everyone should have a large radius "tool" ! :laughing-rolling: :banana-dance: :dance: :banana-dance: :popcorn: :banana-dance: :whistle: :banana-dance: :doh:
report to Mistress immediately :naughty:

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at the risk of more smutty comments :hand: here's an example of my large radius tool in use - these are one-off items I'm making for a customer from solid aluminium....
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Not sure ......but i don't think we are allowed to show our large radius tools on this forum..... : (
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Aint the size so they say.............how ya use it :D
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