How To Use A Parting Off Tool

Choose an insert geometry designed for parting-off.

How to use a parting off tool. It is normally used to remove the finished end of a workpiece from the bar stock that is clamped in the chuck. For an optimal parting tool set-up use a tool holder with a short overhang to avoid vibration. Use one hand to hold the parting tool.

I will typically use the chuck face for a quick squaring up of the parting tool if it is available. When parting-off a component bar or tube it is important to save material and minimize cutting force. Next I took the blade over to the disk sander and ground it down to bare metal.

Use a peeling cut to form a groove about 14 deep near the middle of the piece. How to use Get peace of mind with parting off tools that deliver chip control long tool life and machining efficiency. Step 3 if the cutting edge is below the center there will be an undesired pip at the end of the operation.

Adding an angle to the tool longer at which side of the cut you need to save allows the cut off part to be held a little longer so you end up with a reasonably burr free part that you cut off. The other hand is ready to catch the turning as the wood separates and comes off of the lathe. I shaped the end of the blade like the Sorby Parting Tool double angle look.

If the carbide cutter has an angle on it it is usually quite small. The solution when using carbide inserts for parting off it is best only to use then to within a millimetre or two from the middle of workpiece. Here you will find smart coolant solutions tough inserts and rigid clamping mechanisms that will help you excel in this critical part of the machining process.

Video on how to properly sharpen and use HSS parting. Other uses include things such as cutting the head off a bolt. Here you will find smart coolant solutions tough inserts and rigid clamping mechanisms that will help you excel in this critical part of the machining process.