Stu in Tokyo and his Bedan

**NeilS** · 5th November 2008, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by Frank&Earnest

.. with the handle held abot 90 degrees to the wood, isn't it? That is what I was alluding to ... Not much flexibility sideways if the vertical section is rather high, though?

Yes, Frank, far from ideal. Dropping the toolrest helps a bit, but the elbow can still end way up in the air where it is unsupported. If I did more spindle turning I would turn a wide parting tool into a proper bedan, but for the odd times I need something like that the parting tool gets me by.

Neil

**Stu in Tokyo** · 21st November 2008, 10:45 PM

Sorry it took so long for me to put these up, but I finally remembered today to get these pics

Attachment 89317
Here you go, it looks like 37 degrees

Attachment 89318
This is what 45 degrees would look like.

I sure hope this helps out.

Cheers!

**robutacion** · 22nd November 2008, 03:35 AM

Thanks Stu in Tokyo,

That is exactly what I needed, and proves my original comment that it needed a little more than the 30 degrees I got on it. The 7 extra degrees, makes sense and explain why on the pics then didn't look 30 degrees. Anyways, thanks for providing the evidence.

Cheers
RBTCO

**Stu in Tokyo** · 22nd November 2008, 11:43 AM

No worries, sorry it took so bloody long, I kept forgetting to take the darn pics, I'd remember about 30 minutes AFTER I'd left the dungeon

Cheers!

Originally Posted by robutacion

Thanks Stu in Tokyo,

That is exactly what I needed, and proves my original comment that it needed a little more than the 30 degrees I got on it. The 7 extra degrees, makes sense and explain why on the pics then didn't look 30 degrees. Anyways, thanks for providing the evidence.

Cheers
RBTCO

**NeilS** · 22nd November 2008, 11:48 AM

Thanks Stu.

**OGYT** · 22nd November 2008, 12:33 PM

Bevel angles have always bumfoozled me. This is how what little mind I have, works: If I want a 30 degree bevel on a piece that is square (90 degrees), you have to cut off 60 defrees in order to be left with a 30 degree angle. So in my little mind, a 30 degree angle would be a sharper angle than say a 45 degree.
Am I screwed up here, or what?
Anyhow, that's how I ground the bevel on my bedan tip for my Oland tool.
What say ye?

**NeilS** · 22nd November 2008, 12:43 PM

Al - I'm with you on the geometry calculation, but I'll have to leave comment on optimum angle to the experts.

Neil

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