Lathe Ball Making Tool

Comes with a 1 indexable tnmg16 insert for best turning finish and results.

Lathe ball making tool.

Using the tool you can make ornamental balls on the end of handles. The omw lathe radius turning tool is sized for lathes of 5 or greater swing and the shank size will fit. This fits straight onto the cross slide of your lathe machine for quick turning of cones and balls. If you want to use those tips that is.

Tool are the outer frame the inner frame the handle the shank the tool bit and the tool bit set screw. Ball turning toolpost lathe mill projects in metal llc. 1 using the tool the omw radius ball turning tool is designed to cut convex radii ball shapes on a variety of materials. One common example would be a smokebox door.

A ball turning attachment is an easy way of making a round shape. Brass plastic aluminum steel wood this style of turner i can create a ball up to 1 1 4 inch round. Metal lathe projects lathe tools homemade lathe homemade tools lathe accessories 3d cnc metal working tools turning tools machine tools. Maximum ball diameter possible is 38 mm the head can be adjusted for different ball sizes.

Vbmt 16 04 08 ur are the tips i used in the 9 20 version shown in the video. Make sure this fits by entering your model number. The heavy duty construction and flexible configuration allow you to turn spheres from 1 inch to 14 inches in diameter on most lathes from 10 to 25. You can also make ball joints governor weights railing knobs round contact points for tools nose cones and many other useful and decorative objects.

Balls in the ends of rods shafts or handles are easily turned with the tool. How to make a metal lathe knob turner. You can make knobs out of any material you want. Now the important bit.

Mounted on a 12x12mm upright. The perfect sphere tool is a sphere and concave turning system adaptable to most lathes on the market. This method can make round shapes only limited by the swing of the lathe it is possible to make a surface that is part of a sphere of any diameter. In i ve seen many ball turning designs as i read through the back issues of.

Using a ball turning attachment.