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Homemade Ball Turning Tool


Ball Turning Tool
 
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TOOL:
Ball Turning Tool
PLANS:
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BUILDER:
Gerard Emonds on home.scarlet.be
DESCRIPTION:
Homemade ball turning tool machined from mild steel. Compatible with all lathe types.
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Jul 14, 2016 12:59 PM
olderdan
Nice work Gerard, I also use this method for making acorn nuts etc. It occurs to me that the slide could be used as a boring head.
Jul 14, 2016 12:49 PM
Brian.Huff
I'm in the same boat as Neil, a video would be a great help. BTW, very nice workmanship... on all of your posted projects!
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CATEGORIES:
Lathe Accessories
TAGS:
lathe, ball turning
LEVEL OF DETAIL (1-5):
4
URL:
http://home.scarlet.be/mini-draaien-frezen/engels/project-13.html


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DIY Ball Turning Tool - comment on how to build a Ball Turning Tool - 2 comments
olderdan says:
Jul 14, 2016 12:59 PM
Nice work Gerard, I also use this method for making acorn nuts etc. It occurs to me that the slide could be used as a boring head.
Brian.Huff says:
Jul 14, 2016 12:49 PM
I'm in the same boat as Neil, a video would be a great help. BTW, very nice workmanship... on all of your posted projects!
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