Aluminum joint ring (thick!!)
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I cut off things like this with a hacksaw, leaving the work in the chuck, turing from one side to another by hand, ends up cutting pretty square. Then I face off the hacked-up saw cut. I hate parting blades (although sometimes I use them to start/guide the saw cut).
Dave
I almost brought out the sawzall for those rings! 
Why are you using the cue lathe? Your big lathe could part those rings off no problem.
I have to stop and get a new tool post, it only came with 2 holders....no boring or parting holder and it's a screwy size.
Believe me it would have been quicker!
At least my buddy bored it for me
He's a millwright at ipex
Thanks doc
I'm just lazy,
I would rather have spent that hour doing something else
Yeah, I get it....but now you got the rest of us wannabes admiring your awsome skills.
Not a bad trade for an hour of work. :smile:
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I still say you got one of the coolest damn logos I ever seen on a cue
Not very original but I like it too
A good parting tool is worth every cent, it saves time and material.
It looks like you have exactly what you want.
With the new knowledge and experience, you will be able to do more.
Well done.
Thanks Neil
I use your boring bars almost daily,
You don't make parting tools too......
For a carbide parting tool, you can't go past a Thinbit.
I use a HSS Blade called a Luers blade, for most things. It is hollow ground on the top to curl the chip so it is smaller than the width of the groove being cut.
I have found that most hobby lathes are not rigid enough or have enough hp to use the insert type parting tools properly that are used in industry.
Neil
It will save you oodles of time to just purchase the rings. You can make a lot more wood dust that way.