Member postings for Blue Heeler

Thanks Bill

Daniel I would enjoy looking through more members workshops/sheds/garages etc

What a great workshop John, I wish I had room for a desk and office chair.

Thanks Brian.

Brian I'd only just finished a big clean up so it was a very opportune time! Trust me, its not neat like that all the time

Thanks Daniel, I'd enjoy a trip through your workshop, I've managed to shoehorn a lot into my small space that I have.

Here's a tour of my small work shop/shed. When you have a small shed its like a boat, you don't waste a square inch of space and all nooks and crannies get utilized!

Edited By Blue Heeler on 09/07/2019 05:28:12

3 in 1 shear brake roller simple mod to make it much more simple to cut squarely.

Edited By Blue Heeler on 09/07/2019 04:36:25

Cheers for the replies all.

What's the main thing you use your lathe for?

Mine is for my model and toy steam engine hobby/addiction.

Do you use Chinese HSS or a quality brand HSS for your lathe bits?

I have both, but I'm very bias towards the quality HSS bits and I turn 80% - 90% brass and ali.

The Chinese HSS in a whole host of a range of sizes make great mill parallels for me.

Danny thanks mate for the link to the shearing tool.

Howard I've been tempted to buy a Tangential Turning tool for years to try one out.

Do you clean your workshop at the end of the day so when you go in there next its all in order?

Or are you up to your elbows in tools and stuff and spend a lot of time looking for what your after?

So, really just asking.....how tidy are you in your workshop

I'd say I'm 'fairly' tidy.......most of the time.

Lots of references to tool grinding show and mention SCA, I've never understood what it does.

Who said it was important except yourself?

It's actually 39mm and I have 6 x 3m lengths of the stuff that a friend liberated and gave to me from a place that he worked at that closed down.

Your posts are always such a pleasure and a real treat to read, please keep up the effort.

What method do you use to find center height for your lathe bit?

I've made jigs and tried lots of different methods over time, but I still find facing off a bit of 40mm aluminium the easiest and I also find this method seems to give the best surface finish for me.

Can someone please explain to me what the Side Cut Angle does on a HSS tool bit?

Kind regards,

Jim

Thank you Thor, Jason and Larry much appreciated the posts.

G'day all,

If you have a 9x20, 10x22, Myford etc sized lathe what size HSS toolbit do you prefer to use?

I do like 1/4" tool size because its a lot quicker to grind and I get a good finish, my QCTP and lathe take up to 1/2" tool size.

To increase my knowledge...its dumb question time

Does the size of the radius (smaller on a smaller tool bit & larger on a larger toolbit) play a part in the final finish ie is there a difference using different sized tool bits?

Cheers all,

Jim