How To Make A Parting Tool

Eddies first video on making a parting tool was to start off by using a lawn edger blade and reshaping it with a grinder then he did a second video on using sawzall blades or reciprocal saw blades.

How to make a parting tool. The parting tool is going to be used to separate the lid from the bottom of the box. To ensure the parting tool is perpendicular to the face of the chuck you can use a 1-2-3 block whose surfaces are ground to be parallel to one another. Place the tool about 14 to the right of the groove.

Both a DPT FPT have better reach and control over the tool rest than thin parting tools. Make sure your tool is exactly perpendicular to the axis of rotation as well. Locating the insert in the tool is a quick and easy operation.

Another important step is to make sure the cutting tip of your parting tool is right on the center line of the piece you are parting. The blank is already heat treated so no special metallurg. In less than an hour.

The tool path really needs to make the first plunge at the back of the part until the TNR is tangent to the back edge of the chamfer then cut the chamfer. When one side of the cutter gets dull just rotate it to a new surface. Then turn your blank round and figure out where you want the joint on your box to go.

Parting is done with a special tool. With practice can turn beads with this tool. Thin parting tool excel in parting off wood in tight space.

You dont need to buy a grinding kit or sharpening system or multiple tools to achieve your desired result. Quick look at how to sharpen a wood turners parting tool. When using a blade or an insert the cutting part will be held in a special toolholder.