Can it be used to cut a tenon or only for boring holes?
It would work for a tendon too. With a standard boring bar you would cut on the back side or upside down with the lathe in reverse.
Danny
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Can it be used to cut a tenon or only for boring holes?
I can see how it might be useful for that. I don't do tenons all that often, but now I might just give it a go.Can it be used to cut a tenon or only for boring holes?
I will be following this thread to see how well this unit performs. It could be just the ticket for those final cuts on transparent type acrylics to reduce tool marks before painting the inside of the blanks.
I know using a boring head in a milling machine was the cat's pajamas to get precise fits but then again that was using an automatic feed and a much more solid set-up.
A reamer will also work for getting a smooth hole in the blank. Just used one on a semi transparent blank, it left a smooth "clear" finish to the inside. Not polished but smooth.
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I don't have reverse on my lathe. I might try to wire it or maybe I'll make a boring bar that point in the opposite direction with a carbide tip or something...
That's exactly what I'm thinking of doingYou could grind a flat spot on a round bar (12mm) and attach a square carbide cutter. It would cut on both sides for holes and tendons.
Danny