Using A Parting Tool

This video shows the tricky technique of sharpening a v-chisel - also referred to as a parting tool.

Using a parting tool. The tool is shown with a 20 mm protrusion and there are two 09 mm shims under the sub holder to bring the tool tip to centre height. In this video Selecting And Using A Parting Tool Mike explains the pros and cons of different styles of parting tools for woodturners how to sharpen and h. 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.

It is normally used to remove the finished end of a workpiece from the bar stock that is clamped in the chuck. I used an old Lennox Sawzall or Reciprocating Blade for the blade of my wood lathe parting tool. The tool holder as seen from the parting side.

A cutoff tool ground from HSS. Maximize Cutting Tool Stiffness. The tool is held in a small sub holder.

This video describes and demonstrates the proper use of the parting tool on a lathe. A diamond parting tool has a flattened-diamond cross section. For example slots may be cut into a spindle blank to establish the diameter the spindle is to have at that point.

Video on how to properly sharpen and use HSS parting blades. Cutting technique as well as different uses for the tool are covered. My wife gives me a hard time about saving stuff I think I thru a whole box of old blades away thinking I would never sharpen them or use them again.

Inspect the parting tool closely before using. Parting or cutoff is the operation of cutting a piece off by slicing a groove all the way through it with a special parting tool or cut off tool. I must have throw a couple hundred of those away throughout my lifetime.