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Default left hand boring bar

On Dec 17, 10:28*am, Mark Rand wrote:
On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:46:13 -0600, "Karl Townsend"

wrote:

looking for a left hand boring bar; C6 or m42 tip , small radius
cutting edge is acceptable. Anybody got a lead on where I can buy one
of these?

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Why? *Explain the job and you might get a better idea how to do it.


The only thing i could think of is left hand inside threading, but he's not
looking for a thread tool. But it got me thinking, I don't know how to cut a
left hand thread on my manual lathe anyway. How is this done?


You'll need one if you put it in the side hole of a boring head :-)

Mark Rand
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EXACTLY!!! That is what I'm doing.......very large hole.