left handed tools in the lathe turret?

[bit pusher]

Hi guys, can anyone confirm that this video has left handed tooling in the turret?
I'm new to this and am trying to avoid getting the wrong tools.



thanks in advance!

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[rcs60]

those should be right handed tools

[Jim Dawson]

Yup, right hand tools. But depending on the part and setup, I sometimes use left hand tools if I want to come in on a back face or something like that. But for most turning; right hand.

[bit pusher]

Thanks guys!
AutomateCNC tells me the turrets are setup for 20mm lathe tooling, can you guys recommend a place to get a good tool set? Assume I'm starting from zero and need a little of everything and looking specifically for carbide insert tool holders.
I see the 3/4 inch tools are far more common but I dont want to shim it.

[Jim Dawson]

My lathe is set up for 20mm also, but I just use shims and 3/4 shank holders. I went to Harbor Freight and picked up a half dozen feeler gauge sets to have a nice shim assortment. Works great.

I bought Accusize holders from Amazon to get started. 2 years and thousands of parts later I'm still using them. https://www.amazon.com/AccusizeTools...s%2C222&sr=8-2

The Accusize parting tool is not great for CNC work and didn't live long, so I bought an ISCAR parting tool holder, not cheap but very good. https://www.iscar.com/eCatalog/Item....FSTYP=I&srch=1

[bit pusher]

Thank you Jim, I appreciate the pointers. I struggled with the left/right tooling until I found this diagram and then it made sense.


I just saw your location as Sandy Oregon, I used to drive through Sandy, Boring and Estacada to my shooting spot in the foothills of Mount Hood.
I lived in Oregon for 16 years. Fond memories.

[Jim Dawson]

My pleasure.

After running manual lathes for 50 years it took me a bit to look at the world upside down in a CNC turret lathe. Then it finally dawned on me that the carriage was just rotated around the spindle about 140 degrees. Two years ago I couldn't even spell CNC lathe