I'm doing something perhaps a bit goofy, but.... I need to make a batch of parts that basically look like a tootsie-roll pop - a cylindrical section, with a sphere on one end. The cylinder is roughly 1/2" diameter, while the sphere is 1" diameter. The goofy part is I'm doing it on my 3-axis mill, with a lathe tool clamped in my vise, since I have not yet gotten around to CNC'ing my little lathe. I've got it programmed to do the right motions, but it appears to me it's not really practical to do this without using at least two tools - one right-hand, one left-hand. Use the RH tool to cut the bottom half of the sphere (up to the "equator"), and the LH tool to cut the top half of the sphere. Either tool can be used to cut the cylinder. Is there a better way that I'm not seeing?
Regards,
Ray L.