Lathe Ball Making Tool

This is my finished ball and knob turner.

Lathe ball making tool.

This fits straight onto the cross slide of your lathe machine for quick turning of cones and balls. Vbmt 16 04 08 ur are the tips i used in the 9 20 version shown in the video. You can make knobs out of any material you want. In i ve seen many ball turning designs as i read through the back issues of.

1 using the tool the omw radius ball turning tool is designed to cut convex radii ball shapes on a variety of materials. Free metalworking project plans. You can also make ball joints governor weights railing knobs round contact points for tools nose cones and many other useful and decorative objects. One common example would be a smokebox door.

Comes with a 1 indexable tnmg16 insert for best turning finish and results. How to make a metal lathe knob turner. If you want to use those tips that is. Using the tool you can make ornamental balls on the end of handles.

A ball turning attachment is an easy way of making a round shape. Mounted on a 12x12mm upright. The heavy duty construction and flexible configuration allow you to turn spheres from 1 inch to 14 inches in diameter on most lathes from 10 to 25. Maximum ball diameter possible is 38 mm the head can be adjusted for different ball sizes.

Now the important bit. The omw lathe radius turning tool is sized for lathes of 5 or greater swing and the shank size will fit. Metal lathe projects lathe tools homemade lathe homemade tools lathe accessories 3d cnc metal working tools turning tools machine tools. Make sure this fits by entering your model number.

Ball turning toolpost lathe mill projects in metal llc. 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. Balls in the ends of rods shafts or handles are easily turned with the tool. Using a ball turning attachment.

Brass plastic aluminum steel wood this style of turner i can create a ball up to 1 1 4 inch round.