How To Use A Parting Tool

This method lets you part your spindle projects safely off of the lathe.

How to use a parting tool. This may still leave you with a small piece of wood to clean up at the head stock end and a slightly larger piece at the tail stock. Parting is done with a special tool. Adding an angle to the tool longer at which side of the cut you need to save allows the cut off part to be held a little longer so you end up with a reasonably burr free.

Then turn the workpiece round and face it to the right length. The other hand is ready to catch the turning as the wood separates and comes off of the lathe. I really liked the chiselscraper that Mike did in his video.

I show how to make a 18 parting tool for woodturning from a HSS tool blank purchased from Amazon. It is normally used to remove the finished end of a workpiece from the bar stock that is clamped in the chuck. Then use the BP tool to round the sides of the center ring to form a bead.

Parting tools of almost any sort seldom give the best possible finish. You Have A New Parting Tool. Maximize Cutting Tool Stiffness.

As you do this practice looking at the horizon rather than directly at the cutting edge. Inspect the parting tool closely before using. I have some handle blanks all I need is for the square cutting tool bits to get here.

Use one hand to hold the parting tool. Ill show you different types grinding tips and a few suggestions for saving s. These parting tools are generally thin blades of HSS but there are also carbide insert parting tools available for the task or you can grind a cutoff tool out of HSS.