Making a Simple Cut Knurling Tool for the Home Shop

Thank you for making a clear, concise video without feeling the need to add in annoying music, “cute” unnecessary banter and special effects. You are doing the internet a real service. I will be back to look at your other videos.

Very interesting and useful. Great with no music so you can actually hear the tools cutting. 👍

Thanks for the interesting and new (to me) approach to knurling. I am going to have to give this approach a try.

Well done! A pleasure to watch.

Great project and final result. I’m subscribing now!

New sub here , BUT , an old hand with machining . . . 'LOVE your approach . . . nearly ZERO 'lost motion' - A little 'trimming' as an afterthought is just showing that you're PRUDENT ! * I'll be binge watching ! ! !

Very nice work sir. Interesting. I never knew the difference. Just thought knurling is knurling. Learned something new. Thanks.

Excellent , I really must try this, like many not a technique id heard of .. I definitely want to use it for delrin.

Great video, great tool.

Love the result. I need to get myself a decent hss cut knurling wheel to try it out. I've been put off by the swarf, dust and mess it creates though.

Thanks for the video, I'll be making one of those :)

Excellent rigidity your lathe has.

Interesting video, makes me wonder about tool forces. I have a regular knurling tool, and it works in aluminium, on my little South Bend clone (9") For steel I think I would need a Scissor style tool. Maybe this could work as well on a small and weaker machine ? (Yours seem very rigid)

Nice to see someone lathe filing left handed, much safer!! I will be making one of these!!!

Try moving the air blast to the underside so the chips have a chance to leave, by the time the cut point comes around?

Very impressive. I just subscribed to your channel. Have a great day.👍

I'm not very pleased with my knurling attempts, but this video is very promising, one of those that may promote me to Home Shop Machinist one day😄My question is: what are the most common angles between horizontal plane and knurling wheel axis? This because my toolpost is standard four sided slotted prism which make height adjustment of the round tool bar more demanding. In other words: I need to know How much I will have to move knurling tool holder up and down in my tool post to compensate the pivot of the contact point?

I have been trying to make a 4" diameter knurled knob,would this work for a large diameter piece?

Does the diameter of the part need to match the pitch of the knurling wheel?

I didn't see you mention the angle that the knurl wheel is tilted at ? Is it non critical ? Is there a difference between a straight knurl wheel or an angled knurl wheel?