Which ball turner?

[Sam StonesParticipant @samstones42903]

From the dark distant past. That's a lump of bronze in't middle.

I can't recall using it for much more than a couple of handles, as on the turret here …

Cheers.

Sam

[VicParticipant @vic]

My ball turner is the second one in this link.

Ball Turner

I chose to use a slim insert to give good access but it still fouls the workpiece sometimes. I think using a triangular insert would be even worse.

I also made a ball turner for my wood turning lathe using 6mm round carbide inserts and that works very well. I have seen a metal ball turner that uses the same insert but I don’t know how well it works cutting metal balls.

[Roderick JenkinsParticipant @roderickjenkins93242]

Here's mine:

Accessory adapted for my dividing head. The cutter carriage is a surplus Flexispeed topslide riveted to a No.2 MT, although this could easily be a boring head ( I didn't have one at the time I made it). The tool is manipulated by using the helical gear as a hand wheel.

Rod

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