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Phil Hansen Junior Member Offline Posts: 44 Rosetta, South Africa South Africa Gender:	New tool for Ed Nov 7^th, 2019 at 5:17am Check this one out. Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or . Need 2 of them with each style cutter. Cheers
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Don R Davis Senior Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 342 Murfreesboro Tennessee USA Gender: Jet 12-21 lathe. I now have a Powermatic 3520B as of 9/12/20.	Re: New tool for Ed Reply #1 - Nov 7^th, 2019 at 8:15am Phil, I bet Ed, already has one. I have an Ultra Shear parting tool like that and it works well. I have not tried to sharpen it yet so I don't know how that is going to be. I sharpen my carbide bits with diamond plates.
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Reply #2 - Nov 7^th, 2019 at 9:12am

Thanks Phil, so thoughtful.
It's not ridiculously priced BUT it does have some other issues. Grin

When I look at the handle, all I see is comfort Roll Eyes

"We patterned the handle and blade after thin-kerf parting tools first made popular in England in the 1980s."
If the original was uncomfortable and too small, what do you get when you copy it?

"The tall blade resists twisting and bending. The short blade length and knife-style handle give you comfortable, confident control over the cut. "
Tall blade?, there is a split in the center to accept the insert. This creates a weak spot, only the bottom half of the blade is taking the stress to resist and twisting bending.
Also, as I've mentioned before, longer handles give you more control.

Thanks but I'll stick with my Henry Taylor Thin kerf parting tool, 1/16" blade, 5" long blade with a 15" handle. Human, not hobbit sized.

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robo_hippy WR Addict Offline Posts: 3,638 Eugene, OR USA	Re: New tool for Ed Reply #3 - Nov 7^th, 2019 at 11:02am If I do get around to getting another parting tool, it will be the one from D Way. robo hippy
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Jeff Vanden Boogart WR Addict Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 921 Rural Green Bay Wisconsin USA Gender: PM 3520	Re: New tool for Ed Reply #4 - Nov 7^th, 2019 at 2:04pm My favorite parting tool is one I made. The blade is a "T" shaped metalworking cut-off blade know as "P" type blade. Because the blade is only full width at the very top, pinching in the cut is waaay less then with a plain flat blade.
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Ed Weber WR Administrator WR Patron Offline Posts: 8,939 Wilton California USA Gender: JET 1642 Grizzly G0584	Re: New tool for Ed Reply #5 - Nov 7^th, 2019 at 3:02pm
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Reply #6 - Nov 7^th, 2019 at 5:35pm

Jeff Vanden Boogart wrote on Nov 7^th, 2019 at 2:04pm:

My favorite parting tool is one I made. The blade is a "T" shaped metalworking cut-off blade know as "P" type blade. Because the blade is only full width at the very top, pinching in the cut is waaay less then with a plain flat blade.

How did you make the handle to fit the blade?

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Reply #7 - Nov 7^th, 2019 at 8:36pm

IMHO a waste of money. it looks like the cutting bit is held in place by friction and can only cut about 1/8" deep then you hit the flared out sides. and a stainless steel blade insert for $19.99?? good luck sharpening that baby. easy wood tools carbide bits are only 16.99 of course, they do not make a parting tool, but then neither is this a parting tool, unless, you consider it a "parting with your money" tool.

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George Stratton Senior Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 322 Gender: Old Delta 12" 46-701 in great condition. Had it about 20+ years and turned 1 part.	Re: New tool for Ed Reply #8 - Nov 8^th, 2019 at 6:43pm Jeff, i used those blades on steel for years. Standard cut off tooling, but never saw a T socket like you show??. Where did you get it? Thanks.
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Phil Hansen Junior Member Offline Posts: 44 Rosetta, South Africa South Africa Gender:	Re: New tool for Ed Reply #9 - Nov 9^th, 2019 at 6:06am robo_hippy wrote on Nov 7^th, 2019 at 11:02am: If I do get around to getting another parting tool, it will be the one from D Way. robo hippy Had one for a few years. Very nice tool. The Thompson parting tool although thicker is also very nice. Phil
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Reply #10 - Nov 15^th, 2019 at 11:20pm

Robert Fischer wrote on Nov 7^th, 2019 at 5:35pm:

Jeff Vanden Boogart wrote on Nov 7^th, 2019 at 2:04pm:

My favorite parting tool is one I made. The blade is a "T" shaped metalworking cut-off blade know as "P" type blade. Because the blade is only full width at the very top, pinching in the cut is waaay less then with a plain flat blade.

How did you make the handle to fit the blade?

Made in two pieces, then welded together. Excess weld turned off to make it look nice...lol

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Reply #11 - Nov 15^th, 2019 at 11:27pm

George Stratton wrote on Nov 8^th, 2019 at 6:43pm:

Jeff, i used those blades on steel for years. Standard cut off tooling, but never saw a T socket like you show??. Where did you get it? Thanks.

Home-made, George. Probably unnecessary, but I enjoy making that sort of thing as much as wood turning. Might work just as well with the blade held in a section of pipe, sorta smashed flat on the end!

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Reply #12 - Nov 15^th, 2019 at 11:57pm

David Hamann wrote on Nov 7^th, 2019 at 8:36pm:

IMHO a waste of money. it looks like the cutting bit is held in place by friction and can only cut about 1/8" deep then you hit the flared out sides. and a stainless steel blade insert for $19.99?? good luck sharpening that baby. easy wood tools carbide bits are only 16.99 of course, they do not make a parting tool, but then neither is this a parting tool, unless, you consider it a "parting with your money" tool.

David, I wonder if those photos/drawings are ass backwards? As shown it would be a pretty useless tool.
I used similar type of "cut-off" blades as a machinist for many years. The inserts are carbide, and wider than the blade, so the depth of cut is only limited by the length of the blade. The inserts ARE held by friction/pressure from the top part of the blade. ...they're very good tools, and the inserts DO NOT not come out without using the "wrench" made specifically for that purpose.

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