12-17-2012, 09:37 AM
This might be a pretty basic question for some of you but here goes.
I needed to make 2 spacers .300" long on the lathe. After turning the OD and drilling the bolt hole I used a parting tool to get the .300" thickness. What's the best way to set the parting tool position to get an accurate thickness? I used the depth end of my caliper set at .300" to set the parting tool blade which worked ok but the 2 spacers were a little off. One was .301 and the other was .304. How do I or can I get a better result.
Dan
I needed to make 2 spacers .300" long on the lathe. After turning the OD and drilling the bolt hole I used a parting tool to get the .300" thickness. What's the best way to set the parting tool position to get an accurate thickness? I used the depth end of my caliper set at .300" to set the parting tool blade which worked ok but the 2 spacers were a little off. One was .301 and the other was .304. How do I or can I get a better result.
Dan
Collecting tools for 30 years.