Lathe Ball Making Tool

Balls in the ends of rods shafts or handles are easily turned with the tool.

Lathe ball making tool.

Brass plastic aluminum steel wood this style of turner i can create a ball up to 1 1 4 inch round. How to make a metal lathe knob turner. Free metalworking project plans. A ball turning attachment is an easy way of making a round shape.

1 using the tool the omw radius ball turning tool is designed to cut convex radii ball shapes on a variety of materials. Now the important bit. In i ve seen many ball turning designs as i read through the back issues of. The omw lathe radius turning tool is sized for lathes of 5 or greater swing and the shank size will fit.

One common example would be a smokebox door. Maximum ball diameter possible is 38 mm the head can be adjusted for different ball sizes. You can also make ball joints governor weights railing knobs round contact points for tools nose cones and many other useful and decorative objects. This is my finished ball and knob turner.

You can make knobs out of any material you want. This method can make round shapes only limited by the swing of the lathe it is possible to make a surface that is part of a sphere of any diameter. Mounted on a 12x12mm upright. Using the tool you can make ornamental balls on the end of handles.

Comes with a 1 indexable tnmg16 insert for best turning finish and results. Make sure this fits by entering your model number. Metal lathe projects lathe tools homemade lathe homemade tools lathe accessories 3d cnc metal working tools turning tools machine tools. Tool are the outer frame the inner frame the handle the shank the tool bit and the tool bit set screw.

Using a ball turning attachment. Ball turning toolpost lathe mill projects in metal llc. If you want to use those tips that is. The perfect sphere tool is a sphere and concave turning system adaptable to most lathes on the market.

Vbmt 16 04 08 ur are the tips i used in the 9 20 version shown in the video.