>>It's a strange thing, but I enjoy making things on a lathe far more than on a mill.
It's strange, the appeal. It seems like a really nice turning on a lathe can be close to art. :-) Dave On 6/6/2014 1:25 PM, andy pugh wrote: > On 6 June 2014 18:15, Dave Cole <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't see a tool holder. Perhaps this is a "lingo" issue. The tool >> holder holds the square bit that is ground to shape. > > Ah, right. I have never used separate bits of tool steel like that. I am > not sure how prevalent they ever were in the UK. > I have only really seen solid HSS tools or brazed-carbide used on lathes, > and I have only seen lathe tools used on a shaper. > Actually, I might have seen the odd brazed-on bit of stellite or HSS, and I > am not considering carbide insert tooling) > > <digression> > It's a strange thing, but I enjoy making things on a lathe far more than on > a mill. This may be because I am far more familiar with a lathe. > Shaping is somewhere nearer lathe work than milling for me. > Perhaps it would be different if I had the same convenience macros for the > mill as I have for the lathe. With the lathe I can just put metal in the > chuck and start on the part with no real thought or planning. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/NeoTech _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
