radius/ball turner

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525isx

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new here, thought I'd show the ball turner I made, it works ok, but I will be fine tuning it
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I've got one similar to that I built and it works well. The downside is in mounting it as it is time consuming, hopefully I'll make one that connects to the QCTP one day.
 
Looks good. I made a similiar on for my 9x20 a couple of yrs ago. I made the cutter point center over the pivot point. It works fine but I can't cut as close the the shoulder on the left as I would like. The edge of the cutting tool hits the shaft before cutting to the edge. I intend to tray a different point on the cutter next time I use it. The other problem I had was an easy way to prejudge the diameter of the ball. A screw to position the cutter holder might be nice. I have seen pics of this design with a scale marked on the base for diameter. That said I have cut quite a few balls. Enjoy.
joe
 
Nice job. I like using mine too...Bob

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Hello, I see that you are using the lantern tool post, is it on the compound slide?
Do you have more pictures or the pattern you used to make it?
I have an Atlas/Craftman 618 and would like to turn some handle knobs.
Thanks
Rudy
 
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