Buoyed on by the success of the welded together ball turner I constructed, I made this one from solid stock. This one has a ball limit of 60mm and is adjusted via the cutting head rather than by the cutting tool thus keeping the tool overhang to a minimum. This one will cut oval as well as round balls.
The base was made from a piece of 50x25 and milled down on the lathe as was the pivot/cutting head support. The hand wheel was made from a piece of 6mm plate, the cutting head from an off cut from the 50x25 and the cutting head slide from a piece of 16mm round. No welding on this one,
It works well, the hand wheel making it easier to use than a lever. The wheel could be larger but I was limited by the size stock I had on hand.
Some pics of the process and the ball turner:
The base was made from a piece of 50x25 and milled down on the lathe as was the pivot/cutting head support. The hand wheel was made from a piece of 6mm plate, the cutting head from an off cut from the 50x25 and the cutting head slide from a piece of 16mm round. No welding on this one,
It works well, the hand wheel making it easier to use than a lever. The wheel could be larger but I was limited by the size stock I had on hand.
Some pics of the process and the ball turner:
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