Indexable lathe tools

[irving2008]

Kip,

You've confirmed what I was already thinking... but so many varieties of tooling and most of the ebay ones seem to be 25x25 which is too big, I need 10x10 or 12x12 I think. I havent figured out the types of tip yet either... I haven't seen an indexable parting tool... maybe I'll bite the bullet and look at RDG's catalogue or pop up to Chronos at Dunstable this weekend.

[irving2008]

If you fancy seeing what the 12mm brazed stuff is like Irving I have 3 12mm tools I found today you could have a play with?

You have too much stuff if you can just 'find' somehting like that! What have you got?

[John S]

Found these the other week.




After I'd been making them :whistling:

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[irving2008]

Found these the other week.




After I'd been making them :whistling:

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surely its cheaper to buy them, or were you being paid to make them?

[HiltonSteve]

I bought one of those turning tools of John, not bad for the price he is selling them at!

The other thing to try is find a local second hand machine tool dealer, I called in at one in Leicester a couple of weeks ago and he had box's full of second hand tools and tips, after hunting round for half an hour I came away with a indexable tip turning tool, an iscar indexable 3mm part off blade with holder, 2 nearly full box's of tips for both and a nearly complete 58 piece clamp set for my router.
Grand total - £35 - Bargain, a box of tips would be more than that.

[ptjw7uk]

I got one of those but a couple of times I am sure the tip moved when I was machining, I think I must be loading it wrong. All the other ones I have the tip is secured via a hole in the middle.
I have bought some 20x20 holders off fleabay and machined them down to fit my holders, takes a carbide cutter to do it but they are always cheaper on fleabay than 12mm or 10mm ones. All I need to do now is find some wayof reducing the diameter of carbide milling cutters larger that 1/2" dia then I will be laughing (perhaps I should get a larger mill better still larger workshop)

Peter

[Robin Hewitt]

I got one of those but a couple of times I am sure the tip moved when I was machining

I bought a set of 8mm on the bay. The tip moved, tightened it and the thread stripped. Haven't used them since.

If anyone knows which one can stand a bit of abuse I'd be interested