RADIUS CUT LATHE CUTTING TOOLS SERIES

The biggest challenge when using a drill press as a lathe is the orientation of the drill. Drill presses are commonly used to create holes, pre-drill for screws, or even in place of a router to hollow out sections of the workpiece. When a workpiece is mounted on the bench, the drill can be lowered or вЂњpressedвЂќ into the workpiece. A drill press is a heavy upright drill, with the drill and bit suspended from a gantry above the workbench. Drills have a rotating action and are commonly found in workshops and home tool rooms across the country, but the average handheld drill wonвЂ™t have the finesse and control you need.ДЇortunately, thereвЂ™s a heavy-duty alternative that is fairly common. To re-create the rotary action of a lathe, youвЂ™ll need a tool that spins. None will come anywhere near giving you the finish and fit of a CNC lathe, but if you need something rough-and-ready, we can suggest these two solutions. None of the solutions weвЂ™re suggesting here are ideal, but all of them will work вЂ“ in a pinch.

This process is known as вЂњturning downвЂќ or simply вЂњturning.вЂќДЇor cylinders, lathes are ideal but what if you donвЂ™t have a lathe? How can you turn down a metal rod or other cylinder without a metal lathe? Is there any way to recreate the rotation and cutting action of a lathe?

Lathes hold a workpiece between two centers and rotate it rapidly, allowing a cutting tool to slide along the length of the workpiece and remove material. Screws, bushings, basic metal rods вЂ“ all are cylinders or variations of them.ДЇor most cylindrical work, thereвЂ™s no better tool than the metal lathe. In fact, cylinders are some of the more common shapes found in industrial and machining applications. HBM 110-20T & 30-T CNC Horizontal Boring MillsД¬ylinders arenвЂ™t just random geometric shapes that only occur in your textbooks.

RADIUS CUT LATHE CUTTING TOOLS SERIES

Heavy Duty HTM Series Horizontal Boring Mills.

EVS Series SC 760B CNC Vertical Bed Mills.

Vertical Boring Mill and Turning Machines.

Hybrid/Manual & CNC Vertical Boring Mills.47', 55', 63' Big Swing Hollow Spindle Metal Lathes.Euro Hollow Spindle Oil Country Metal Lathes.42вЂі Hollow Spindle Oil Country Metal Lathes.Big Swing Geared Head and Variable Speed Metal Lathes.26', 30', and 33' Big Hole Engine Lathes.

Radius cut lathe cutting tools