Common problems of wood lathe tools on CNC woodturning machine

As we all know choosing tools for CNC wood lathes should have: the specification and precision grade of CNC tools, High reliability, High durability of blades, High durability of blades, Good chip breaking, and chip removal performance.

It’s just as important to keep wood-turning carbide cutters( wood lathe tools) in good working condition. Dull woodturning tools won’t lathe the workpiece well as you need. When we use the wood lathe tools, do you know how to maintain the wood lathe tools to prolong the tools's life?

1. You can sharpen it whenever the finish of the turned project is not smooth, but please note: When grinding, please use a professional diamond resin grinding wheel.

2. Before machining, please check the wood blank for dead knots or cracks. Otherwise, getting the tips/flutes stuck when processing will be easy. This damages the blades seriously.

3. Before use, please carefully check if sand, stone, nails, or other hard objects are on the turning blank to avoid breaking the blade.

4. Inspect the wood lathe tools weekly.

5.  When manually loading the tool into the tool magazine, ensure that the tool is in place and check whether the locking on the tool holder is reliable;

6. Pay attention to keeping the tool handle and tool sleeve clean;

7.  When starting the CNC wood lathe machine, the tool magazine and manipulator should be idled first, and check whether all parts work normally, especially the travel switch and solenoid valve.

RicoCNC can supply a series of woodturning carbide cutters, like RC-V, RC-X, 3 in-1, 2 in 1, if you need them, welcome your inquiry.

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