On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:24:50 -0800, mac davis
wrote:

Greg...
I'm replying to my own post here... lol

I had a couple of large bowls to turn last night and decided to use the Termite
handle for an Oland bit...
I used the bench grinder to roughly round one end of the 1/4 x 1/4" HSS stock to
a slightly loose fit on the termite handle and ground the other end as normal..
worked very well with good control, once I got used to the LONG handle..
Try it, you'll like it, and it's a "cheap" way to get as lot more use out of the
termite... or at least the handle..

BTW: Tried the Termite a little last night, not for end grain, but on the pine
bowl blank that I was hogging out (cross grain)
Kind of fun if you're careful, and an awfully clean cut... looks like a fun
addition to the chisels!

On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 09:47:48 -0500, Greg wrote:

Darrell Feltmate said:

I would use a 1/8" Oland tool with the sides ground back. A bit of rotation
allows a shear cut at the end to give a good sanding surface.

I fumbled around your site and found the info on the Oland tool.
I have a Termite handle that seems natural for a bit holder.
Tried it out (sorta) with a Sorby HM scraper bit, and it seemed very
controllable, but the grind on the scraper wasn't optimal.

I need to come up with a source for HSS, without the ususal "minimum
order, we don't stock that, never heard of that" routine. Probably
wouldn't use more than 2 feet of stock in a lifetime.

Thanks, Darrell.


Greg G.

Greg... I bought these:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=40088

They're perfect for my Oland tools but to use in your Termite handle (I have 2
hours termite experience now) they'll have to be rounded at the base.. they seem
to cut very well, are easy to grind and hold an edge pretty well... and they're
very affordable..

You can make a set of tips in whatever shapes you like, or just regrind what you
need and change bits when you're down to a stub..

I ended up making 3 Oland tools so that I can either have 3 different grinds to
work with, or my "late night stealth" mode, where they're all a general grind
but I can go a LONG time without running the grinder or sander and ****ing off
the neighbors..


mac

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