The Chopper Compendium

I never finished my post on the old forum about the large radius tool we made for my lathe....

Here's a selection of thread finishers made using it.... I don't have any detailed drawings at the moment but I do have a lot of pics if anyone is interested.....

Maz xx

yes, please! i need to make one for my little lathe and the more ideas, the merrier.

i really need to quit my job so i can play full time, LOL.

-dan

ya i been wanting to build one for my lathe too

Well I've promised a lot of posts so I better get busy with it real soon.......

As you've been kind enough to create this place for us, the least we can do is help make it a great place to play

Maz xx

im a simple guy a couple tools and some metal ill play all day

curt wrote:im a simple guy a couple tools and some metal ill play all day

No dude, that makes you a complicated guy........ ......the simple ones don't need metal and tools to play all day.......

But I'll post some stuff about the radius tool soon

Maz xx

come tax time ill be buying some tooling i found i need for the lathe . trying to talk the boss into a milling machine for the shop. nothing fancy probably all manual and no dro but ill take what i can get . and hopefully a nice standup bandsaw for cutting out those trees (i mean those machine parts) lol

good plan

Maz xx

budoka wrote:yes, please! i need to make one for my little lathe and the more ideas, the merrier.

i really need to quit my job so i can play full time, LOL.

-dan

i cant quit mine thats where i do most of my playing

I just love playing

Maz xx

wanna play doctor

curt wrote:wanna play doctor

funnily enough I have a cute little nurses outfit...........

Maz xx

I may have a photo or two lying around somewhere........

Maz xx

I may or not post my "nurse" pics but here's some details of the large radius tool build.....
This tool is designed to be reversible and also to have a larger swing than conventional radius tool designs. For this reason it is fabricated rather than cut from solid steel and has a supporting plate that clamps onto the lathe bed....
I won't give dimensions or plans cos it needs to be made to fit your own lathe.....

Here's the main components... Here's a side shot showing the fully adjustable mounting into the tool post.... I'll post some more pics later but I need to resize them first.....

Maz xx