Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Inserts R US

for carbides the tool nose should be at dead center height on both
positive and negative rake tool holders
one trick is to set the tool low and make a light facing cut
then mesure the stump it leaves on the bar and shim the tool holder up by
half the stump diameter, that will get it within a few 'tenths' of center

Brian

> I just yesterday purchased a tool and insert combination to face finish
> aluminum disks. It is a VNMG carbide insert, and I am using an MVJNR163D
> tool holder, at the advice of a friend. I suppose your comment relates to
> the height of the tool in relation to center? This tool holder has a
> "negative rake", I think it is called. How do I know just where the tool
> should be vertically when turning on a lathe? Should the tool touch the
> work exactly at the height of the center of the disk being cut? I suppose
> this is elementary, but I hack things out on a taig lathe when I need them,
> and I really do not know what is best.
> Thanks again.
>
> Tom Eldredge