Diamond Lathe Tool Holder

The name came from the shape the tool bit takes on when seen from above.

Diamond lathe tool holder.

The tool bit is also simple to grind and be reground. 1 left hand toolholder 1 hss tool blank. The diamond tool holder was originally developed in australia by des burke in 1985 and manufactured by him until 2006. Tool holder size will depend on a combination of size of your lathe and type of tool post fitted.

I decide to try it out but first of. This video is not a test for the diamond tool holder. They are reported to be simple to use cut aggressively and leave good surface finish. For general purpose work the tool used in is a single point tool but for special operations.

Check tool height and size of tool slot in tool post before purchasing. Cut square corner grooves in a workpiece or cut completely through a part. I have heard quite a few good things about tangential or diamond tools. Model number indicates distance in millimeters from bottom of tool post tool slot to lathe centerline.

Diamond tipped turning lathe tools. This is a video i originally made to showcase the features of the tool at trade exhibitions. It s rather a test for my mini lathe comparing its performance over the conventional hss cobalt toolbit. 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.

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. 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. Indexable cutoff and grooving carbide inserts.

At the age of 80 des finally hung up his production overalls to spend more time in his shed on hobby engineering. The diamond tool holder was originally developed in australia by des burke in 1985 and manufactured by him until 2006.