Hi
I haven't done a lot of knurling but what bit I have done seems to put quite a strain on the lathe when pushing the knurl into the work piece. The knurling tool I have is the two wheel sort which has a self aligning swivel head. Firstly would a clamp type knurl be better. Secondly if one wanted to knurl say 75mm to make a handle grip do you wind the saddle up and down the workpiece or do you withdraw the knurl, wind the saddle down then push the knurl in again.
Cheers
Rich
I haven't done a lot of knurling but what bit I have done seems to put quite a strain on the lathe when pushing the knurl into the work piece. The knurling tool I have is the two wheel sort which has a self aligning swivel head. Firstly would a clamp type knurl be better. Secondly if one wanted to knurl say 75mm to make a handle grip do you wind the saddle up and down the workpiece or do you withdraw the knurl, wind the saddle down then push the knurl in again.
Cheers
Rich