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Dear All,
This post is really two questions. The first is how do go about grinding a boring bar in a way that does not take a weekend. The second questions is what is the optimal shape for a boring bar.
For the first question:
I need to make a boring bar to enlarge a 3/8" diameter x 1 7/32 length core hole in a bronze casting.
I have 1/4" HSS tool bit stock.
I am grinding the tool bits on the wheels that originally came with my 6" Jet bench grinder. They have worked fine (as far as I know) for grinding regular lathe tool bits. One is coarse, one is less coarse. Both wheels were dressed before commencing the operation.
I spent 45 minutes removing 1/32" of material from 1-3/8" of said HSS stock, picking that side as the "bottom" of the bit. According to my math, I need to remove at least another 1/32" for clearance on just the bottom of the bar. Am I consigned to spending the next 4 hours making a boring bar?
Second question:
What is the optimal shape for a HSS boring bar ground from square stock to enhance rigidity while maintaining clearance?
So, where do you grind the clearance. Do you take some off the top, of just the leading side, or where?
I have done the Google and BoobTube thing, and have not found any good answers. I also can't find answers in Machinery's, though this may be to unfamiliarity with the index and table contents.
Thank you all for your help.
Cheers,
Tom
This post is really two questions. The first is how do go about grinding a boring bar in a way that does not take a weekend. The second questions is what is the optimal shape for a boring bar.
For the first question:
I need to make a boring bar to enlarge a 3/8" diameter x 1 7/32 length core hole in a bronze casting.
I have 1/4" HSS tool bit stock.
I am grinding the tool bits on the wheels that originally came with my 6" Jet bench grinder. They have worked fine (as far as I know) for grinding regular lathe tool bits. One is coarse, one is less coarse. Both wheels were dressed before commencing the operation.
I spent 45 minutes removing 1/32" of material from 1-3/8" of said HSS stock, picking that side as the "bottom" of the bit. According to my math, I need to remove at least another 1/32" for clearance on just the bottom of the bar. Am I consigned to spending the next 4 hours making a boring bar?
Second question:
What is the optimal shape for a HSS boring bar ground from square stock to enhance rigidity while maintaining clearance?
So, where do you grind the clearance. Do you take some off the top, of just the leading side, or where?
I have done the Google and BoobTube thing, and have not found any good answers. I also can't find answers in Machinery's, though this may be to unfamiliarity with the index and table contents.
Thank you all for your help.
Cheers,
Tom