N/A Guide Making on a Lathe For Beginners by a Beginner

[bustachip]

This gal has a very good channel for beginning home shop folks. Here she talks about various tool profiles. But I personally developed my own turning bits and you can as well if you are willing to invest the time.

Most profiles I use were selected by myself mostly when I was a teenager. The finish on my parts as well as accuracy were my highest priority. I could operate a lathe at 14 years old and I had my own Logan 10 inch lathe with quick change gearbox at 15. I thank my father for that. Christmas 1975. By then I could also use his milling machine and metal shaper by myself.
My first job in a machine shop was 1977 and I was 17.

This gal has a very good channel for beginning home shop folks. Here she talks about various tool profiles. But I personally developed my own turning bits and you can as well if you are willing to invest the time.

Most profiles I use were selected by myself mostly when I was a teenager. The finish on my parts as well as accuracy were my highest priority. I could operate a lathe at 14 years old and I had my own Logan 10 inch lathe with quick change gearbox at 15. I thank my father for that. Christmas 1975. By then I could also use his milling machine and metal shaper by myself.
My first job in a machine shop was 1977 and I was 17.

Those were the good ol’ days for sure.

 

[bustachip]

Here’s some of the insert tooling I use on my G0752, I mainly use inserts and carbide tooling, I use turning inserts with a nose radius of .002 to .008 so less tool pressure. I have a drawer full of HSS tooling but never seem to use it. But it’s there in case I need to make a special tool that I don’t have using a insert, or form tool.

I agree it’s good to know how to grind your own tools and sharpen drill bits but that takes time
to do.

 

[nervoustrig]

Can't help noticing that orange insert tooling over to the left. Seems like it's on the wrong side.

 

[bustachip]

Can't help noticing that orange insert tooling over to the left. Seems like it's on the wrong side.

Why yes he is on the wrong side…lol.