Lathe Ball Making Tool

1 using the tool the omw radius ball turning tool is designed to cut convex radii ball shapes on a variety of materials.

Lathe ball making tool.

One common example would be a smokebox door. If you want to use those tips that is. Ball turning toolpost lathe mill projects in metal llc. This method can make round shapes only limited by the swing of the lathe it is possible to make a surface that is part of a sphere of any diameter.

You can also make ball joints governor weights railing knobs round contact points for tools nose cones and many other useful and decorative objects. Mounted on a 12x12mm upright. Balls in the ends of rods shafts or handles are easily turned with the tool. In i ve seen many ball turning designs as i read through the back issues of.

Now the important bit. Maximum ball diameter possible is 38 mm the head can be adjusted for different ball sizes. The tool in the video was the first tool i ever made for my lathe best tool i ever made i used steve bedairs plans and slightly modified the base and the cutting tip. You can make knobs out of any material you want.

Make sure this fits by entering your model number. Comes with a 1 indexable tnmg16 insert for best turning finish and results. Free metalworking project plans. The heavy duty construction and flexible configuration allow you to turn spheres from 1 inch to 14 inches in diameter on most lathes from 10 to 25.

This fits straight onto the cross slide of your lathe machine for quick turning of cones and balls. A ball turning attachment is an easy way of making a round shape. How to make a metal lathe knob turner. This is my finished ball and knob turner.

Vbmt 16 04 08 ur are the tips i used in the 9 20 version shown in the video. Tool are the outer frame the inner frame the handle the shank the tool bit and the tool bit set screw. The omw lathe radius turning tool is sized for lathes of 5 or greater swing and the shank size will fit. Using a ball turning attachment.

The perfect sphere tool is a sphere and concave turning system adaptable to most lathes on the market.