brightspark
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90 percent of the time hss tools will do the job and are easy to sharpen . a monkey can do them and there cheap
So much so for those that have to use jigs on bench grinders. This is what I was looking for Dobbs and Stuart no need to have others do it for you.
Glanze are crap putting it mildy, German sounding chinese tools that flex, tips even worse. Got a 4 set some where brand new never used in 17yrs.
They started fitting speedos to motorcross bikes, theyre minimalist no excess baggage.
...Glanze are crap putting it mildy, German sounding chinese tools that flex, tips even worse...
Do you use this neat in a suds pump??I use HSS tools almost exclusively, for the home or low volume workshop they are cheap, easy to sharpen on a bench grinder & far sharper than carbide. You can make custom tools or al;ter them easily. Its worth learning the skill to sharpen them & you would be surprised how long they last.
For me the choice of coolant is far more important, a lot of what i turn is stainless steel, i use a straight synthetic cutting oil, it doesnt go off like suds & doesnt oxidise into brown crap either.
I googled it but only found your ref to it as others have lol You say its been superseded by Varcut. but which number and who sells it as I cant find prices anywhere...lolYes its used neat as is. No water so doesnt degrade or go off with age. The one im using is Crowncut 810 its clean & almost has a soapy feel to it. THe machine stays clean & shiny & it works extremely well. My harrison has the same tankful that i put in 3 years ago & its still good. There are plenty of other similar oils..
We did use one at college called Ilocut, that was the filthiest stuff imaginable & oxidised in days!
...Bottom line is the Glanze flex visually, with minimal overhang, great for boring tapers!
might be taking the mickey with them flexing and u end up with a taper yes - noI don't recall the original poster asking about boring bars/boring tools.
Could you explain to me please how to bore a taper in this manner?
The projection/cantilever of the tool from its holder is the same at the start/top/front of the hole as it is at the finish/bottom/back.
I bought the 16mm Glanz and the holders seem OK, at least for what I use them for. I've got a load of HSS and carbide tipped tools that I couldn't fit in the chipmaster tool holder but can in the Triumph so will be having a play to see what I prefer for different jobs.I also have a couple of very large indexed holders that I haven't had chance to look at closely yet to determine what tips they take and if they fit in the lathe.
I could do with some replacement tips for my Glanz (oo er missus!), I'm just getting my head around the ANSI/ISO designations so CCMT is diamond shaped (first C), second C is 7 degree relief angle, M is moulded (CCGT is ground), and T is something to do with fixing, a screw I believe.
However beyond that there seems to be a bewildering array of carbide grades, proprietary chip breakers etc. etc.
To generalise seems to be difficult, CCMG tends more towards steel and CCGT more towards aluminium cutting or fine finishing, I think!
I shall keep reading........