kenscabs
Cast Iron
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Sorry posted in wrong forum. Reposted in General
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What tool holder to cut up to a live center?
- Thread starter kenscabs
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sfriedberg
Diamond
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- Oct 14, 2010
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- Oregon, USA
LOL. The only insert fatter than a W trigon would be an R round. No wonder you are having access problems.
1) Try a narrow diamond like a V insert. You can get holders that will put the centerline of the narrow corner at 45 degrees or very close.
1) Get a "CNC center" with a small diameter center extended axially for clearance between the work and the tailstock.
1) Try a narrow diamond like a V insert. You can get holders that will put the centerline of the narrow corner at 45 degrees or very close.
1) Get a "CNC center" with a small diameter center extended axially for clearance between the work and the tailstock.
James H Clark
Stainless
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- May 11, 2011
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- southern in.
kenscabs: Take a look at the Aloris tool number 115 (profiling ). It has a narrow shape to allow what you want.
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Conrad Hoffman
Diamond
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- May 10, 2009
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- Canandaigua, NY, USA
The narrow inserts can have a small radius. Make sure you have an insert that doesn't need an excessively fine feed and isn't overly delicate. If it's a one-off, this is where a properly ground HSS tool is the quickest answer.
kenscabs
Cast Iron
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- Jan 24, 2009
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This is more then the one off, I really need a better solution when this scenario comes up that's why I don't have a problem getting the proper tool holders now. That said I did do some cutting with a brazed carbide tool bit and man... is 4140PH gnarly stuff. Dark blue chips coming off.
James H Clark
Stainless
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Kenscabs: You will always be disappointed with brazed carbide tooling. They are not much. Get a insert tool of your choice. No comparison to the former. Use coated inserts. You will have a little initial expense, but much better results. Perhaps you are running it too slow. Good luck.
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Conrad Hoffman
Diamond
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- May 10, 2009
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- Canandaigua, NY, USA
You can tune up brazed tooling on a diamond grinder until the cows come home and it still won't be as good as a properly chosen insert. At least it will have the benefit of costing more than the insert. 
Just IMHO.
Just IMHO.kenscabs
Cast Iron
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- Sacramento
No the brazed carbide trial was just to get in close to the center. I have a couple of insert tool holders on the way. Speaking of speed, I find on my chart at least, a SFM of 350 to 400 for 4140PH so at 1 1/4" that's 1070-1200 rpm. Seems pretty fast for such a hard material. Using .004 feed .050 doc.
