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[[File:Lathe Tool Setup World Of Model Engineering No3.jpg|thumb|center|300px|From "The Lathe" by Stan Bray, "World of Model Engineering" No 3, 1989, http://www.model-engineer.co.uk/sites/7/documents/wome-3-pt1.pdf]] | [[File:Lathe Tool Setup World Of Model Engineering No3.jpg|thumb|center|300px|From "The Lathe" by Stan Bray, "World of Model Engineering" No 3, 1989, http://www.model-engineer.co.uk/sites/7/documents/wome-3-pt1.pdf]] | ||
[[File:Drilling starts with center drill.jpg|thumb|center|300px|All drilling operations should start with a center drill; this gives an accurate and clean starting point, and reduces the chance of the drill bit "walking" off center.]] | [[File:Drilling starts with center drill.jpg|thumb|center|300px|All drilling operations should start with a center drill; this gives an accurate and clean starting point, and reduces the chance of the drill bit "walking" off center.]] | ||
=== Centering Tip === | |||
A quick way to set the lathe cutter bit on center: | |||
Cut a strip of sheet metal about 1/2 inch wide and 6 or 8 inches long. Bring up the cutter with the cross feed to the work and then clamp the sheet metal strip gauge between the cutting edge of cutter and the work. If the cutter is on center, the gauge will lean toward you. If the cutter is above center, the gauge will lean away from you. | |||
This is real time save and quite accurate. | |||
: Gordon W. Corwin | |||
: 6986 Church Street | |||
: Highland, California | |||
[[File:GordonCorwin LatheCenterTip.jpg|thumb|center|300px|Gordon Corwin tip for centering lathe tool. From <i>[[The North American Live Steamer]]</i>, Volume 1 Number 6, 1956.]] | |||
== Drilling == | == Drilling == |
Latest revision as of 22:38, 26 April 2015
Centering Tip
A quick way to set the lathe cutter bit on center:
Cut a strip of sheet metal about 1/2 inch wide and 6 or 8 inches long. Bring up the cutter with the cross feed to the work and then clamp the sheet metal strip gauge between the cutting edge of cutter and the work. If the cutter is on center, the gauge will lean toward you. If the cutter is above center, the gauge will lean away from you.
This is real time save and quite accurate.
- Gordon W. Corwin
- 6986 Church Street
- Highland, California