Hi,
I need to make a few adaptors in 5mm spring steel (piano wire) and have run into a problem, the parts are very simple being a 4mm section around 4cm long with the rest of the 6cm overall length being left at the stock diameter.
The original plan was to use brazed tip tools to turn the parts but the very first attempt to part off a length of the wire broke the tip off the parting tool. The material did seem to be machining OK up to the point the tip broke but I think the flexibility of the wire led to vibrations which got the better of the tip. My only other turning tools are HSS and although they will obviously be tougher I wondered if they will be hard enough to maching the wire in its as supplied (springy) state ? I don't have heat treating facilities and so don't want to attempt the anneal, machine, harden and temper cycle.
Any ideas ?
Thanks,