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Re: Large Radius Tool
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 11:28 am
by jimmib
Nice Tool. What about chatter? Do you have any problems in that area?
Re: Large Radius Tool
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 3:33 pm
by Maz
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
but it does get a bit scary at those sizes
Getting the tool shimmed into place also helped...if you get it mis-aligned or slightly loose then it will chatter.....a lot
Maz xx
Re: Large Radius Tool
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 5:22 pm
by jimmib
Thanks Maz......I have used smaller radius cutters and was just wondering.
Jim
Re: Large Radius Tool
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 7:37 pm
by rakeNtrail
Re: Large Radius Tool
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 3:40 am
by Maz
report to Mistress immediately
Maz xx
Re: Large Radius Tool
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 7:58 pm
by Maz
at the risk of more smutty comments
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....
- radtool002.jpg (53.68 KiB) Viewed 30061 times
- radtool003.jpg (46.47 KiB) Viewed 30061 times
Maz xx
Re: Large Radius Tool
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 3:01 pm
by yona
Not sure ......but i don't think we are allowed to show our large radius tools on this forum..... : (
Re: Large Radius Tool
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 11:02 pm
by Maxthegardener
Aint the size so they say.............how ya use it