Diamond Lathe Tool Holder
The name came from the shape the tool bit takes on when seen from above.
Diamond lathe tool holder. Model number indicates distance in millimeters from bottom of tool post tool slot to lathe centerline. Tool holder size will depend on a combination of size of your lathe and type of tool post fitted. Indexable cutoff and grooving carbide inserts. Diamond tipped turning lathe tools.
For general purpose work the tool used in is a single point tool but for special operations. Fit these holders directly into a lathe tool post or appropriately sized holder without the need for a tool block. The name came from the shape the tool bit takes on when seen from above. The diamond tool holder was originally developed in australia by des burke in 1985 and manufactured by him until 2006.
1 left hand toolholder 1 hss tool blank. They are reported to be simple to use cut aggressively and leave good surface finish. I have heard quite a few good things about tangential or diamond tools. I thought it would be a useful one to add to my channel.
I decide to try it out but first of. The diamond tool holder. A lathe is a machine that rotates the workpiece about an axis of rotation to perform various operations such as turning undercutting knurling drilling facing boring and cutting with lathe cutting tools that are applied to the workpiece to create an object with symmetry about that axis. It s rather a test for my mini lathe comparing its performance over the conventional hss cobalt toolbit.
Tangential tool holder for taig lathe. The tool bit is also simple to grind and be reground. Check tool height and size of tool slot in tool post before purchasing. Adaptable to fit on the cross slide of virtually any small to medium sized lathes and quick to swap over in place of the top slide.
At the age of 80 des finally hung up his production overalls to spend more time in his shed on hobby engineering. Cut square corner grooves in a workpiece or cut completely through a part.