Machining wood on a metal lathe...
I'm wondering if anyone knows what kind of tooling you might use on a regular metal lathe to machine hardwood.
I tried some indexable inserts I usually use on aluminum, but it leaves a slight grove and it seems like it's tearing rather than cutting, esp. when against the grain. Although it does seem that hardwood (walnut in this case) is much harder than delrin.
Yes, I know I could use a steady rest, but I don't have one and then I can't use the power feed...
I did search all over CNCzone and Google, but it's all about wood lathes, not wood on metal lathes....
Thx.
Chris.
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