I picked up a neat tool for the lathe the other day. I've been wanting a ball turning attachment for ages and finally found one I liked the look of. Most of the ones I've seen replace the whole tool post and that seemed like a pain in the butt to me. This one is mounted on the tool post and I have set it up in one of my quick change holders. It makes setting it up and using it really easy.
For the first project to try and learn how to use it I thought I'd knock up a gear shifter knob. I've turned up heaps of different styles over the years with all the different gearbox conversions but never been able to machine a round one. I thought it turned out pretty good for a first effort. Quite a fun little machining project.
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