To All:
I missed this when it first came out, but here is a way to hard-turn bearing & seal OD's and the like. Here are some excerpts from an article in MMSonline (short video at site).
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Sumitomo Electric (Mount Prospect, Illinois) has developed a "lead-free" tooling system...
The keys to this lead-free turning process are tool design and feed direction. Single point turning feeds a cutting point along the lathe?s Z axis?longitudinally down the rotating part. Conversely, lead-free turning moves a wide, blade-like insert tangentially across the part in the X axis. A dedicated toolholder provides the proper lead angle for the insert as it traverses across the workpiece. =========================================================