Lathe Ball Turning Tool Plans Pdf

I have used it for coves much more frequently than spheres.

Lathe ball turning tool plans pdf.

Tool are the outer frame the inner frame the handle the shank the tool bit and the tool bit set screw. Thus the quest to build a spherical turning tool. Ever since i got my first mini lathe i ve always wanted a ball turning attachment. Using the tool the omw radius ball turning tool is designed to cut convex radii ball shapes on a variety of materials.

Ball turning tool post for the 7x mini lathe by rob on february 27 2010 i want to tell you about ralph patterson s free plans for a ball turning tool post that will fit a 7 by whatever mini lathe and show you how he used it to fix a broken shower head. 1 using the tool the omw radius ball turning tool is designed to cut convex radii ball shapes on a variety of materials. Ball turning toolpost lathe mill projects in metal llc. It can turn balls up to 1 7 8 od and it can also do concave cuts.

Using the tool you can make ornamental balls on the end of handles ball joints governor weights round contact points for tools nose cones and many other useful and decorative objects. This turned out to be to big for the quorn small ball handles. So i decided to make one for my current lathe. This radius turner can turn a ball nearly 4 in diameter and coves of more than 6 in radius.

This particular turner works in a variety of lathes but is designed specifically for 12 and larger lathes. New pdf drawings made by burt rosensweig for the ball turner here s a ball cutter i came up with for my 9 x 20 lathe. Metal lathe projects lathe tools homemade lathe homemade tools lathe accessories 3d cnc metal working tools turning tools machine tools. Using the tool you can make ornamental balls on the end of handles.

The first step in this design is measuring your lathe. The grinder requires 18 ball handles that could be bought but then it would not be quite the same. The cutter uses a replaceable carbide insert so the tool bit height is fixed. In i ve seen many ball turning designs as i read through the back issues of.

Free metalworking project plans. My need for a ball turning tool began with the desire to build a quorn tool and cutter grinder.