How To Grind A Lathe Tool

If you sharpen a tool for a SHERLINE lathe use a 14 square tool blank and keep the cutting edge up to the top of the blank.

How to grind a lathe tool. Ad Easy to Use - Laser Fits in Spindle 4-Axis 00002 resolutn Fast Setup. Sharpening your metal lathe tools is easy to do but theres a bit of knowledge required when it comes to the correct angles. You will have to be precise grinding the third side to accomplish this.

Lathe tool holder with high speed steel inserted cutter bit. For our second project we were given two new 38 lathe bits and had to learn to grind a turning tool parting tool facing tool and a threading tool for 34-10 ANS threads. Grinding the side face of the tool.

First I start with the end of the tool Called the face and set the rest on 5 to 7 degrees depending on the material to be machined. When it gets hot enough to burn your fingers dunk it in the water and continue. Dip the tool in coolant frequently to keep it from overheating and annealing.

Next look up the typical angles for the workpiece material and then follow the steps in Figure A2. In some cases you might want to purchase a higher quality fine grit wheel. Using the 60-grit wheel grind the long edge first.

Lathe tool touches the grinding wheel that the lathe tool should be moved around horizontally. Even an inexpensive bench grinder can do a good job grinding lathe tool bits. If this happens consider starting over again from the beginning.

Ad Easy to Use - Laser Fits in Spindle 4-Axis 00002 resolutn Fast Setup. The work was fed across the edge of the grinding wheel with a light inward pressure to make the cut. In this example we are making a normal right handed tool for the lathe.