It is more economical to grind the desired form on a lathe-type tool bit than to buy a preground form cutter, which is very expensive and usually suitable only for one particular job. Gear Cutting The single-point or fly cutter can be used to great advantage in gear cutting. All tha...
When grinding the lip angle, use the drill point gage and grind one lip perfectly straight and at the required angle (usually 590). Then flip the drill over and grind the other lip. Once the angle is established, then the lip clearance angle and lip length can be ground. If both lips ...
Many varieties of tools are used to execute the diamond cutting process. They can be customized to perform singular jobs, such as faceting, drilling, angle cutting, shaping, metal removing etc. For example, router bits are the rotating tools that are employed with the routers to shape the edg...
Any rotary tool like a Dremel in which you can change several shafts and rotary bits and has some control over the speed will do. It is advised to use a rotary tool that operates at slow speeds and is driven through a battery or external 12 volt power supply since cutting opal involves ...
The steel pipe must also have a hole drilled into one of the ends to allow threading so that the bearing may be attached later. I used a lathe on this section but it can be done on a drill press or with a hand drill in combination with a jig to act as a guide. ...
These are 1/4" drive, which is the size of any screwdriver handle with replacement bits. These removed easily without much torque. I'll be tempted to tighten them a bit more when reassembling. If you have a Standard model, the forks are separate from each other, but you need to ...