How To Make A Thin Parting Tool

First setting proper tool height will minimize the nib.

How to make a thin parting tool. I then cut the end of the blade off to square it off and I. Starting On Parting Tool. Often enough to avoid having to face it off in a second op.

The cutting action can be scraping or bevel-rubbing depending upon the geometry of the tool. The Robert Sorby Narrow Parting Tool is designed to produce a clean cut with minimal waste this narrow parting tool features a double bevel cutting tip for fast clean cuts and 1-14 blade to eliminate flex and twist thats inherent to narrow blades. Woodturning Parting Tool.

Sharpening Your Wood Tuners Parting Tool. Turn the outside of the bowl to your desired shape. Shape it a little on the disk sander and fine tune the cutting tip.

While the ultra-thin blade is only 116 wide approx the 1-14 blade height provides rigidity and stability when cutting. When you are ready to separate the bowl off of the lathe take your parting tool and part it off. Being a contractor I just happen to have a box of old blades I can use for making my parting tool.

When turning a bowl on the lathe and holding it by a tenon in a multi-jawed chuck the parting tool can be used to part the bowl from the lathe. Eddies first video on making a parting tool was to start off by using a lawn edger blade and reshaping it with a grinder then he did a second video on using sawzall blades or reciprocal saw blades. This thin parting tool was made from a cheap kitchen knife we were no longer usingHere are some oth.

Second if the tip of the parting tool is ground at an angle it will minimize the nib further. The cut is made at center height with the handle of the tool level. If I do I sharpen the tool and start the parting with the tool tip below center and the handle up.