I have just purchased a Boxford Lathe

[123hotchef]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RDGTOOLS...371687230417?_trksid=p2349526.m4383.l4275.c10

something like this?

 

[addjunkie]

These are the blanks to grind your own
https://www.rdgtools.co.uk/cgi-bin/...-hss-Tool-Steel--grade-6532--111.html#SID=561

The ones linked on the earlier page are a tad small Id go for 10 mm

Tipped

https://www.rdgtools.co.uk/cgi-bin/...-BORING-BAR-CCMT-06-TIPS--634161.html#SID=567

If buying tipped tools select a tip design and try to stick to one or two, saved having to carry loads of spare tip.

 

[123hotchef]

Will I be ok grinding my own as a virgin

 

[123hotchef]

What advantages does one have over the other

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Will I be ok grinding my own as a virgin

There are plenty of good videos online, which give the various angles needed - the added bonus is if you muck it up you just do it again, you only end up with a slightly shorter turning tool.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Personally I don't regret buying indexible tooling.
Don't get much time to play in the garage and don't want to waste it grinding tools.
I chip an insert I turn it around and carry on.



Have a drawer full of hss some old and pre ground and new blanks, use em for one off tools.

 

[Hopefuldave]

Get HSS or indexable carbide, the brazed carbide (usually in sets from the hawkers of Chinese machinery, or more like kits-to-make-machinery) are carp - geometry's wrong, edges aren't sharp. They can be made usable, green grit grinding wheel (for carbide) to rough to shape followed by a diamond lap to get a good edge, but by the time you've done that it's more sensible to buy indexable carbide with standard inserts (name brand inserts like Sandvik etc., Chinese holders, works OK).

Carbide DOES need about 3x the cutting speed (e.g. HSS on steels runs 100 SFM or so, carbide 300+ SFM) and the common negative or zero-rake inserts need a fair bit of spindle power and rigidity to make it work, so pretty inappropriate for the Chinese mini-lathes, despite the sellers pushing them as best thing since battered fish...

Grinding HSS tools is an useful skill and doesn't take long to get good enough at - worth getting a decent wheel or two to replace the lumps of concrete that come on most new cheap grinders though, and truing them/busting the glaze regularly (I use AldiLidl angle-grinder diamond discs against the wheel, edge-on, to sort the grinders wheels out - the discs end up a bit thruppenny-bit, and dust goes everywhere, but it works). Good to put rests on that aren't cut from beer cans too, a lot easier to grind lathe tools from something stable

Dave H. (the other one)

 

[123hotchef]

just looking through RDG tools do you guys use different tips for stainless, ali and mild steel?

 

[addjunkie]

Not normally, but did try some ali ones, in reality unless your driving tipped tools really hard, doing production type work, most of us would get an equally good finish with a hand ground hss tool.

 

[zx9]

just looking through RDG tools do you guys use different tips for stainless, ali and mild steel?

Slow down Lee, just get a couple of basic tools and some tips and make some chips, it will be a while before the likes of tip radius makes any difference.
First get to grips with tool positions, planning cut orders, feed speeds, RPM, lathe rigidity and alignment loads of new things to learn about. All good fun and you will be turning in no time but you will be refining your technique for years to come.

 

[123hotchef]

These are the blanks to grind your own
https://www.rdgtools.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?WD=tool steel hss&PN=5-x-3-8--x-3-8--x-3--long-hss-Tool-Steel--grade-6532--111.html#SID=561

The ones linked on the earlier page are a tad small Id go for 10 mm

Tipped

https://www.rdgtools.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?WD=10mm tool set ccmt06&PN=7PC-10MM-INDEXABLE-TURNING-TOOL-SET-WITH-BORING-BAR-CCMT-06-TIPS--634161.html#SID=567

If buying tipped tools select a tip design and try to stick to one or two, saved having to carry loads of spare tip.

So this tipped set will suffice for now

 

[addjunkie]

Yes I would say so, but opinions are like noses we all have one.

There are other options too

https://www.chronos.ltd.uk/cgi-bin/ss000001.pl?page=search&TB=A&SS=Lathe+tool+set&ACTION=Go&PR=-1

 

[123hotchef]

Yes I would say so, but opinions are like noses we all have one.

There are other options too

https://www.chronos.ltd.uk/cgi-bin/ss000001.pl?page=search&TB=A&SS=Lathe+tool+set&ACTION=Go&PR=-1

thanks mate i have ordered these already https://www.rdgtools.co.uk/cgi-bin/...-BORING-BAR-CCMT-06-TIPS--634161.html#SID=567

 

[123hotchef]

well the tools came today they dont look like much for what they cost!

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

well the tools came today they dont look like much for what they cost!

Hear that. My set cost twice that but still no regrets mate.

 

[123hotchef]

Hear that. My set cost twice that but still no regrets mate.

ha ha the tips look even worse! lol

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

ha ha the tips look even worse! lol

2 of your tools utilise the unused 2 corners so don't bin them when both sides are blunt on your main tools.

 

[123hotchef]

2 of your tools utilise the unused 2 corners so don't bin them when both sides are blunt on your main tools.

thanks for the tip yeh i thought 2 looked to short for some tools

 

[123hotchef]

It's in just need to get it off of the dolley

 

[God mode restorations]

It's in just need to get it off of the dolley

Nice one hotchef