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← Back to Tools All Machining Fabrication Tech tools   Back Lathe Measuring and Inspection Milling Filing and deburring Other   Back Welding Grinding and deburring   Back Laser engraving 3D Printing BUYING A CHINESE LATHE When I first started looking for a lathe I didn’t really know what I wanted… or needed. It felt pretty much… MY HBM 250×550 LATHE A couple of years ago I decided to invest in a lathe. I had some projects (probably more excuses than… MAKING A HARDWARE ORGANIZER CABINET I used to have all my bolts in one large box. It was fine when I only had imperial bolts… YET ANOTHER HARBOR FREIGHT BLAST CABINET – PT1 I’ve had this thing for 4 or 5 years now and it wasn’t until a few weeks ago that I… YOU SHOULD’VE SEEN THE GREEN ON MY FACE Hi there, long time no see.  Lots of stuff happening in the last two weeks. I managed to finish what… GETTING THE ENGINE READY FOR THE 850 MINI Since I’ve got nothing better to do, I’ve been out playing with some rockers Now I don’t want to disappoint… 4 SYNCHRO GEARBOX FOR THE 850 MINI The so called 4 synchro gearbox was introduced in the Autumn of 1968 and that was a significant upgrade to… MODIFYING THE CYLINDER HEAD FOR THE 850 MINI A naturally aspirated engine, like the A-series, is only as efficient as the air and fuel it can burn to… 850 MINI – SHORT BLOCK FINAL BUILD After careful preparation of each individual short block component, the final assembly was fairly quick and straight forward. This type… Load More End of Content.

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← Back to Tools HSS-Co8 parting blade 3/32 (P2) Categories: Lathe, Machining Thinner cutting edge & thicker top edge design give these rectangular blades a T-shape profile that guides chips away from the cut & reduces friction for fast cutting. View on Amazon Additional information: Material HSS-Co8 Size (inches) 3/32 x 1/2 x 4 1/2 NBR WORKS REVIEW Parting off on the lathe used to be a painful operation for me. The purchase of this blade triggered me to make a tool holder for it (spring type) and then spend a good number of hours practicing. The combination of the blade and the tool holder was excellent, and all the practicing gave me the confidence needed for the operation. Today I use this tool mostly to part off soft materials (aluminum, brass, mild steel) which helps the tip to remain sharp for a longer period of time. In case you want to check the tool holder build and the first successful operations, here’s the video.  Related Mitutoyo 0.0005″ dial test indicator Noga dial indicator stand Dasqua IP54 digital caliper Dasqua granite comparator stand

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