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Invented by an Aussie metal turning inventor (eccentric Engineering) who makes a range of very clever and well made metal turning tools..
It's for a metal lathe but some of you may get some ideas and I cannot see why it would not work on a WW lathe.
https://www.eccentricengineering.com...d=47&Itemid=56
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...;v=Xs8XZ8X1I-g
Very cool! Thanks for posting
Yes, Bob, the Symtec wood lathe used the same idea many years ago.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zkj2gQu7w9I
The finish on the metal looks better than what you got on wood with that lathe, which is a scraping cut.
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Another link to Symtec lathe users for anyone so inclined.
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&s...E1liIQepwbGA3l
There are still a few that come up secondhand from time to time here in SA.
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Thanks for the lead to the Symtec.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeilS
Yes the finish on the metal does look good.
Two differences I can see from the Symtec is the Turnado table which has holes in it which enable clever accurate jigs to be used. the other is the micro-adjustment capability of the cutter depth. Together this enables extremely fine shavings to be taken off surfaces and for turning of smooth convex and concave surfaces.
I was thinking more of this idea enabling WW lathes to be used safely for turning the odd bit of metal rather than wood.
My very first thought on this was Symtec! I saw one demonstrated many years ago at the Brisbane T&WWW Show by the inventor.
I remember that lathe as being quite expesive but was struck by its versatility.
OK, I wasn't thinking along those lines.Quote:
Originally Posted by BobL
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I.......WANT......ONE.... :2tsup::U
But I wonder if it'd work on my toy metal lathe (an EMCO)???
Modify it to fit my Woodfast????
Thanks for posting. It looks great.
Lyle.
I'm tempted to get one for my Sieg C3 if I can figure out if it'll fit.
What size/type is your EMCO Lyle? A mini-lathe?
Vaughan
EMCO Unimat, so fairly small. Toy making size..... like this one basic model without many attachments.
http://static.webshopapp.com/shops/0...ent-and-ac.jpg
I hope the link works.... Just taken from a quick google for EMCO Unimat 3
Lyle.
Well, one thing for sure he is no slouch at toolmaking. Its very well made and I can see that parts of the system could be used on the wood lathes, especially the sphere turning with the offset pivot point.
Very interesting thanks for posting. :2tsup:
I've been using his diamond point metal lathe tips for 5 years now find them excellent and use them almost exclusively on the metal lathe. The metal parting tools he sells are also very good.Quote:
Originally Posted by hughie
Pretty much myself as well. I have several kilos of used tungsten carbide tips and make what I need as I go alongQuote:
Originally Posted by BobL