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I am new to turning and i REALLY enjoy it.
I am noticing the scrapers that use interchangeable tips. I was wondering
if the chisels that come with the craftsman molding cutter (3 identical
blades) could be used as scrapers.
I have a molding set with quite a few sets of chisels that I will never use
for the intended purpose.+

Has anyone tried this?

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"Rick Cox" wrote:

I am new to turning and i REALLY enjoy it.
I am noticing the scrapers that use interchangeable tips. I was wondering
if the chisels that come with the craftsman molding cutter (3 identical
blades) could be used as scrapers.
I have a molding set with quite a few sets of chisels that I will never use
for the intended purpose.+

Has anyone tried this?

I have not, but don't see any reason it wouldn't work just fine... as
long as you have a pretty beefy bar to which the cutters are attached,
since the cutters are not that thick (3/16"?). I just may have to give
them a try myself - an added plus is that the non-profiled blanks are
pretty inexpensive and you could profile them to your needs - as in
spear point, square, round left, round right.

On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 15:24:17 GMT, "Rick Cox" wrote:

I am new to turning and i REALLY enjoy it.
I am noticing the scrapers that use interchangeable tips. I was wondering
if the chisels that come with the craftsman molding cutter (3 identical
blades) could be used as scrapers.
I have a molding set with quite a few sets of chisels that I will never use
for the intended purpose.+

Has anyone tried this?


check out Ken Vaughn's experience with that..
http://home.earthlink.net/~kvaughn65/scraper_sample.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~kvaughn65...per_cutter.jpg



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Thanks,
that is exactly what I was thinking.
I was at sears today and noticed that the profiles were between 3 and 12
dollars for 3.

"Rick Cox" wrote in message
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I am new to turning and i REALLY enjoy it.
I am noticing the scrapers that use interchangeable tips. I was wondering
if the chisels that come with the craftsman molding cutter (3 identical
blades) could be used as scrapers.
I have a molding set with quite a few sets of chisels that I will never
use for the intended purpose.+

Has anyone tried this?

I have reground some and they work fine...Thanks,Rick
"Rick Cox" wrote in message
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I am new to turning and i REALLY enjoy it.
I am noticing the scrapers that use interchangeable tips. I was wondering
if the chisels that come with the craftsman molding cutter (3 identical
blades) could be used as scrapers.
I have a molding set with quite a few sets of chisels that I will never
use for the intended purpose.+

Has anyone tried this?

I am new to turning and i REALLY enjoy it.
I am noticing the scrapers that use interchangeable tips. I was wondering
if the chisels that come with the craftsman molding cutter (3 identical
blades) could be used as scrapers.
I have a molding set with quite a few sets of chisels that I will never
use
for the intended purpose.+

Has anyone tried this?

Rich, I have and they work just fine. I made a tool handle from 3/8" x 1"
steel bar. I attached split wood handles, much in the same manner as you
would on a knife. A screw of the proper size secures the Craftsman cutter.
I milled a shallow pocket to keep it in place. I've even made new shapes
from tool steel that I use on this tool and on the molding cutter. Dan