[modeleng] Re: Workshop - not the worst jobs

In all honesty (and I have no connection with the company), I have never 
looked back since I bought my KIT-Q-CUT parting tool from Greenwood Tools.

I had immense hassles since I bought the tool, since then I use the 
lathe in preference to a hacksaw for cutting round material!

Cheers

Peter

Nigel Muskett wrote:


> The one thing personally I have avoided is parting off due to all the scare
> stories I have heard but last weekend I found that the 1/2" slices of 2 1/2"
> mild steel I had arranged for were 1" After facing 2 down to 1/2" and
> filling a bag with swarf I decided I would bite the bullet and try parting
> the next one.
> 
> Don't laugh but I have got the new rear Dickinson type tool post for my
> Super7 gathering dust in which I fitted an 1.5mm Iscar parting off bit and
> it went though the steel like a knife though butter. 300 rpm and hand fed I
> parted the remaining 6 in less time than I did the first 1. Also learnt not
> to feed in too fast when the bit dug in, chuck stopped and the belts started
> to slip but after digging the insert out and refitting it off it went again.
> Why was I so worried about parting off or was it beginners luck?
> 
> Fully recommend Jenny at J&C Tools and all her bits and pieces.
> 
> I know it is not rocket science but we all have to start somewhere and it is
> 1 thing I will not worry about again
> 
> Nigel M.


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