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DESCRIPTION:
This is a drawing of a radius/ball turning tool built by Fred Veenschoten
<VICTORCAP@aol.com>. Fred provided the following description:

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I DESIGNED THIS TOOL FOR TURNING VALVE BODIES FOR LIVE STEAM. MY LATHE
HAS A 12.5" SWING SO THE DIMENSIONS CAN BE ALTERED AS SHOWN FOR OTHERS.
THE TOOL AS DESIGNED WILL TURN UP TO A 1 1/2" DIA.
 THE PROBLEM TO SOLVE IS:
WHEN MAKING GLOBE VALVES I NEED TO MACHINE THE RIGHT END FOR THE
BONNET AND DO THE INTERNAL DRILLING. THEN RADIUS THE LEFT END TO A
BALL SHAPE ALL THE WAY TO PART OFF.

THIS TOOL IS MADE OF 3 PARTS:
1. A BASE PLATE
2. A SWIVEL PLATE
3. A TOOL HOLDER
THE TOOL HOLDER WILL PIVOT ABOUT A BOLT TO ALLOW EASY SETTING OF THE
DESIRED RADIUS. A CLAMP BOLT ASSISTS IN LOCKING IT DOWN TO THE SWIVEL
PLATE. THE SWIVEL PLATE HAS A BUSHING A LITTLE TALLER THAN THE PLATE
THICKNESS. WHEN THE TEE BOLT IS TIGHTNED DOWN THE SWIVEL PLATE WILL
BE FREE TO MOVE ABOUT THE BUSHING. THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY WILL BE FASTENED
TO THE COMPOUND. 
A BOLT PASSES THRU THE SWIVEL PLATE AND SCREWS INTO THE BASE PLATE TO 
LOCK EVERYTHING TOGETHER FOR PLANE TURNING. REMOVE THE BOLT AND THE
TOOL CAN BE USED FOR RADIUS CUTS.
IF I CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE TO ANYONE PLEASE WRITE TO FRED:
VICTORCAP@AOL.COM
THANKS FOR SUCH A GREAT NEWS GROUP