airborne_r6
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I am making my own carbide turning tools. I am using a 1/2" square bar in 1018 steel. For the tang that inserts into the handle I would really like to find a way to make the square steel bar into a cylinder so I can just drill a hole and epoxy it into the handle.
Does anyone have an idea for a way to do this that will give me a consistent diameter on the tang and wont take forever to do each one?
I have a wood lathe, a couple grinders, files, hacksaws, etc. at my disposal.
I could just drill the hole and chisel it square to fit and I also have access to someone with a metal lathe who can do it for me. I will do one of those things if I can't figure this out.
Just completing the tool is not the point of my question. The point is I would like to see if I can figure out how to round the tang end myself.
Does anyone have an idea for a way to do this that will give me a consistent diameter on the tang and wont take forever to do each one?
I have a wood lathe, a couple grinders, files, hacksaws, etc. at my disposal.
I could just drill the hole and chisel it square to fit and I also have access to someone with a metal lathe who can do it for me. I will do one of those things if I can't figure this out.
Just completing the tool is not the point of my question. The point is I would like to see if I can figure out how to round the tang end myself.