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15-03-2016 #1
I bought myself a Boxford Model A lathe on the weekend. I had already bought a small Sanvik tool to 'turn' with on my Denford mill but then decided to just get a proper (small) lathe.
It came with a lot of home made HSS tools but looking to get some tools for what I need to do. I like the idea of the indexable tools.
The Sanvik stuff is good, but expensive. I also dont know all the options that I need. I am looking at generally machining alu, but I will need to do some specific parts for my new CNC Mill build which is here - http://www.mycncuk.com/threads/9616-...d-that-be-Zeus
Would this cheap set be any good to start with?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141668697570
I could look at just getting the basics. Something to face with, something to part with, something to bore with.
I buy mills from APT and I like their stuff. They list some cutting tools for steel and alu separately. Can I compromise and just have 1 tool (for both materials), even if I need to machine a bit slower etc?
http://www.shop-apt.co.uk/boring-bar...aluminium.html
http://www.shop-apt.co.uk/boring-bar...for-steel.html
http://www.shop-apt.co.uk/turning-to...aluminium.html
http://www.shop-apt.co.uk/turning-to...for-steel.html
Above are the kind of things I am looking at. I dont want to buy two sets of the same tool at around £50 per go if I can avoid it.
Thanks
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