08-28-2015, 07:34 AM
(08-28-2015, 02:37 AM)Pete O Wrote: Geez Rob, your stuff just blows me away. I'm not sure whether to be inspired by what is possible, or to give up now because I can't see myself ever putting out anything that good. I'll try and lean toward the first of those options.
About the fly cutter, the guy in the videos who makes the tool that this is based on (and I really like his videos) makes much of the angle at which the tool presents the insert to the work. I notice in Rob's tool, the insert appears to be presented at 90 degrees to the work; is the necessary geometry incorporated into the insert itself?
After I first saw their fly cutter, I had thoughts of making a holder to use one of my lathe insert holders as a fly cutter. Does that sound like a viable option?
I would think that it depends on which type of insert that you are wanting to use,
A positive rake insert already has the rake angle in the insert, but for a stronger insert edge you would want to use a negative insert which you were to make the insert holder you would have to cut the angle on the holder.
Just my take on it.
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