A while back I bought this diamond blade for my recip saw to cut some old cast iron plumbing. These are not new, so I'm sure most of you have had a chance to use one, and can appreciate how well they work.
I recently found another use for it, an idea from something I read, possibly here.
My HF 34706 12x36 lathe came with a 12 inch cast iron tool rest. Its an adequate rest, but at times the 12 inch length is not a good fit for the intended operation, and so I've been looking for an affordable 6 inch version with a 1 inch post (1 inch post because I bored out my banjo from 25mm to 1 inch). Not finding any, I decided to take a stab at making one by ordering a second rest from HF ($12), and lopping 3 inches off each side. For an extra $85 including tax and shipping, I also ordered the bearings and pulleys for the Reeves drive - as talismans against wear and breakage, such as my spare BT3 drive belts.
I was thinking of using a metal cutting disk in my angle grinder for this, but then remembered this cast-iron blade - and what a great job it did! It cut smoothly and with good control, and only a little light grinding was needed to clean up the ends. And now I have an affordable 6 inch tool rest.
I recently found another use for it, an idea from something I read, possibly here.
My HF 34706 12x36 lathe came with a 12 inch cast iron tool rest. Its an adequate rest, but at times the 12 inch length is not a good fit for the intended operation, and so I've been looking for an affordable 6 inch version with a 1 inch post (1 inch post because I bored out my banjo from 25mm to 1 inch). Not finding any, I decided to take a stab at making one by ordering a second rest from HF ($12), and lopping 3 inches off each side. For an extra $85 including tax and shipping, I also ordered the bearings and pulleys for the Reeves drive - as talismans against wear and breakage, such as my spare BT3 drive belts.
I was thinking of using a metal cutting disk in my angle grinder for this, but then remembered this cast-iron blade - and what a great job it did! It cut smoothly and with good control, and only a little light grinding was needed to clean up the ends. And now I have an affordable 6 inch tool rest.
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