Dave Mundt wrote:

Greetings and salutations.

On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 04:31:01 GMT, wrote:

I need advice on what would be a good set of turning tools, you know
gouge, parting tools, ect. I want to do some bowl turning and I
understand that, those are different types and fairly expensive. Can I
use the bowl turning tools for regular turning? I don't think I can
afford two sets so any advice would be appreciated!
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Well, I would recommend the "good" set that Harbor Freight
sells. They are decent quality steel, and are pretty inexpensive.
Here is a URL to them...
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=47066
I am not sure if this is the same sort of set i bought last year,
but, I suspect it is...and, I am pretty happy with mine.
Not high end...but pretty decent.
Regards
Dave Mundt

I was wondering if anyone else had noticed these tools.
I just happened to see them the last time I was at the Akron HF store.
There's another set in a similar box for $39.99 that has dark colored
handles that make them look like they were made for the Crown label.

At less than $5 apiece, if the high speed steel is any good at all, I'd be
interested just for the metal. They could be reground for special
projects.

ARM