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favorite turning tools
Trying to decide what if anything I'd like to add to my collection of
turning tools. I have an older Rockwell/Delta reeves drive lathe and a Jet mini that will be my Winter lathe set up in the basement. From the good advice I got here at the time I added a Talon chuck and some decent Harbor freight turning tools. I've made a Oland tool (Thanks Arch) and have recently added a bowl gouge, a flat and round nose scraper. I mostly turn pens (gouge to round and Skew to finish) but am starting to do a few lidded boxes as well. What is your opinions on your favorite tools? |
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if you want to make square sided boxes, the Soren Berger tool is great -
though it is pretty specialized to just that one purpose wrote in message ... Trying to decide what if anything I'd like to add to my collection of turning tools. I have an older Rockwell/Delta reeves drive lathe and a Jet mini that will be my Winter lathe set up in the basement. From the good advice I got here at the time I added a Talon chuck and some decent Harbor freight turning tools. I've made a Oland tool (Thanks Arch) and have recently added a bowl gouge, a flat and round nose scraper. I mostly turn pens (gouge to round and Skew to finish) but am starting to do a few lidded boxes as well. What is your opinions on your favorite tools? |
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I like the termite tool for doing the inside of boxes.
"Bill Noble" wrote in message ... if you want to make square sided boxes, the Soren Berger tool is great - though it is pretty specialized to just that one purpose wrote in message ... Trying to decide what if anything I'd like to add to my collection of turning tools. I have an older Rockwell/Delta reeves drive lathe and a Jet mini that will be my Winter lathe set up in the basement. From the good advice I got here at the time I added a Talon chuck and some decent Harbor freight turning tools. I've made a Oland tool (Thanks Arch) and have recently added a bowl gouge, a flat and round nose scraper. I mostly turn pens (gouge to round and Skew to finish) but am starting to do a few lidded boxes as well. What is your opinions on your favorite tools? |
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On Dec 12, 11:53*am, wrote:
Trying to decide what if anything I'd like to add to my collection of turning tools. I have an older Rockwell/Delta reeves drive lathe and a Jet mini that will be my Winter lathe set up in the basement. From the good advice I got here at the time I added a Talon chuck and some decent Harbor freight turning tools. I've made a Oland tool (Thanks Arch) and have recently added a bowl gouge, a flat and round nose scraper. I mostly turn pens (gouge to round and Skew to finish) but am starting to do a few lidded boxes as well. What is your opinions on your favorite tools? I really like this in 1/2 or 5/8 for boxes, bowls, and vases. http://www.packardwoodworks.com/Merc...Code=tools-sut |
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For gouges and scrapers, go to Doug Thompson tools, The best out
there, sold unhandled so you do have to make your own, but my go to tools for bowls. For boxes, I do like the Kelton hollowers for roughing, and a big second on the Eliminator for finish cuts. I have the Super cut tool as well, but prefer the carbide disc on the Eliminator. I know you can buy the replacement discs else where for about a third of what he sells them for, but don't have the source yet. I do use a square scraper for cutting the parallel sides of the mortice and tenon on a box, and a 6 inch steel ruler to put on the sides of both the lid and bottom to eyeball along the bed of the lathe to see how square it really is. I have the Soren Berger tool, and even after seeing him a couple of times demonstrate the tool, can't seem to get it to work. A spindle gouge for any curves, and a small skew for straight edges. I thin parting tool, and a heavier one as well. I also got the Bonnie Klein threading jig for doing threaded boxes after doing a 3 day workshop with her a year plus ago. More toys. I have over 100 lock nuts with the nylon rings in them, which are turned out, and then glued to a piece of pine to use as waste blocks. I prefer this to chucking. robo hippy On Dec 13, 9:06*am, ebd wrote: On Dec 12, 11:53*am, wrote: Trying to decide what if anything I'd like to add to my collection of turning tools. I have an older Rockwell/Delta reeves drive lathe and a Jet mini that will be my Winter lathe set up in the basement. From the good advice I got here at the time I added a Talon chuck and some decent Harbor freight turning tools. I've made a Oland tool (Thanks Arch) and have recently added a bowl gouge, a flat and round nose scraper. I mostly turn pens (gouge to round and Skew to finish) but am starting to do a few lidded boxes as well. What is your opinions on your favorite tools? I really like this in 1/2 or 5/8 for boxes, bowls, and vases. http://www.packardwoodworks.com/Merc...Screen=CTGY&St.... |
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"robo hippy" wrote in message ... snip .. I have the Soren Berger tool, and even after seeing him a couple of times demonstrate the tool, can't seem to get it to work. robo hippy The soren berger tool works well used as follows 1. you must be making a square sided box - it doesn't do curves, and you must be cutting end grain. 2. drill a hole to desired depth large enough for the tool to fit in 3. insert tool so the cutter part is mostly inside the hole 4. rotate so blade starts to cut and pull HARD against the wood coming down on the blade If you do this right, it peels a layer of shavings that look like they came from a pencil sharpener - it is very fast. 5. repeat four moving down one "blade length" at a time until you get to the bottom. The design of the tool will allow you to cut a smooth bottom in one pass, then pull the tool up the side of the box to smooth it out. 6. you are done. what you may be having trouble with is either getting it to cut (just rotate it while pulling hard away from the center), or you are trying to do something other than what it does. When you get the hang of it, you will agree, for what it does, it is amazing. |
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On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:06:30 -0800 (PST), ebd wrote:
On Dec 12, 11:53*am, wrote: Trying to decide what if anything I'd like to add to my collection of turning tools. I have an older Rockwell/Delta reeves drive lathe and a Jet mini that will be my Winter lathe set up in the basement. From the good advice I got here at the time I added a Talon chuck and some decent Harbor freight turning tools. I've made a Oland tool (Thanks Arch) and have recently added a bowl gouge, a flat and round nose scraper. I mostly turn pens (gouge to round and Skew to finish) but am starting to do a few lidded boxes as well. What is your opinions on your favorite tools? I really like this in 1/2 or 5/8 for boxes, bowls, and vases. I have a supercut and thought it was pretty good until I tried the mega Eliminator.. It's what I was hoping for when I got the supercut, just doesn't have the swivel head (which never stays in on position for me) http://tinyurl.com/ye482ba http://www.packardwoodworks.com/Merc...Code=tools-sut mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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On Dec 14, 2:11*am, mac davis wrote:
On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:06:30 -0800 (PST), ebd wrote: On Dec 12, 11:53*am, wrote: Trying to decide what if anything I'd like to add to my collection of turning tools. I have an older Rockwell/Delta reeves drive lathe and a Jet mini that will be my Winter lathe set up in the basement. From the good advice I got here at the time I added a Talon chuck and some decent Harbor freight turning tools. I've made a Oland tool (Thanks Arch) and have recently added a bowl gouge, a flat and round nose scraper. I mostly turn pens (gouge to round and Skew to finish) but am starting to do a few lidded boxes as well. What is your opinions on your favorite tools? I really like this in 1/2 or 5/8 for boxes, bowls, and vases. I have a supercut and thought it was pretty good until I tried the mega Eliminator.. *It's what I was hoping for when I got the supercut, just doesn't have the swivel head (which never stays in on position for me)http://tinyurl.com/ye482ba http://www.packardwoodworks.com/Merc...Screen=CTGY&St.... mac Please remove splinters before emailing I've never had a problem with the swivel head moving. I do some deep undercut rims so the swivel head really comes in handy. |
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On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:19:45 -0800 (PST), ebd wrote:
I have a supercut and thought it was pretty good until I tried the mega Eliminator.. *It's what I was hoping for when I got the supercut, just doesn't have the swivel head (which never stays in on position for me)http://tinyurl.com/ye482ba http://www.packardwoodworks.com/Merc...Screen=CTGY&St... mac I've never had a problem with the swivel head moving. I do some deep undercut rims so the swivel head really comes in handy. Yeah, exactly why I'm lusting after Hunters carbide tipped gooseneck tools... There goes another few hundred bucks.. mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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Thanks for all your suggestions. It shows how many diverse tools (and
their users) there are out there! =0) |
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wrote in message ... Thanks for all your suggestions. It shows how many diverse tools (and their users) there are out there! =0) What it comes down to is everyone has there own style and methods, A tool that works well for one doesn't work for another. Unfortunately, it often costs a fair amount of money finding what tools are good for your style. I have traded many tools with a friend of mine down the road. We also loan each other tools to try out. |
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if I had only one tool, it would be a reasonably heavy fingernail grind bowl
gouge made of decent steel. Second tool, a skew, any skew. Third tool - small bowl gouge (1/4 inch or less). Fourth tool - parting tool. Fifth - longer, stronger parting tool. I have a sorby texturing tool, never use it. I had an armbrace set, got rid of it. "CW" wrote in message news wrote in message ... Thanks for all your suggestions. It shows how many diverse tools (and their users) there are out there! =0) What it comes down to is everyone has there own style and methods, A tool that works well for one doesn't work for another. Unfortunately, it often costs a fair amount of money finding what tools are good for your style. I have traded many tools with a friend of mine down the road. We also loan each other tools to try out. |
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"Bill Noble" wrote in message
... if I had only one tool, it would be a reasonably heavy fingernail grind bowl gouge made of decent steel. Second tool, a skew, any skew. Third tool - small bowl gouge (1/4 inch or less). Fourth tool - parting tool. Fifth - longer, stronger parting tool. I have a sorby texturing tool, never use it. I had an armbrace set, got rid of it. Tools hell. I wish I had more skill. Ed |
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On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:42:30 -0600, Ed Edelenbos wrote
(in message ): "Bill Noble" wrote in message ... if I had only one tool, it would be a reasonably heavy fingernail grind bowl gouge made of decent steel. Second tool, a skew, any skew. Third tool - small bowl gouge (1/4 inch or less). Fourth tool - parting tool. Fifth - longer, stronger parting tool. I have a sorby texturing tool, never use it. I had an armbrace set, got rid of it. Tools hell. I wish I had more skill. Ed well, shoot... me too and likely all others here. No matter what the skill level, there's always something wrong. I try to make a thing, and do my best. When I decide to stop working on it and maybe sand it and even put on some kind of finish, my dear wife will go into raptures over it, and friends and associates will make all kind of approving noises - yet all I see are my mistakes and where I could have or should have done something different. Now, if I go and make another thing, and then actually DO something different like I think I should have... well, that could be progress. And if I go a little ways outside my comfort zone and produce something I am not repelled by... well that could be progress. Maybe seeking progress is a little bit like stretching, and the stretching is a little uncomfortable. If it was comfortable, it wouldn't be stretching, it would just be yawning. tom koehler -- I will find a way or make one. |
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tom koehler schreef:
well, shoot... me too and likely all others here. No matter what the skill level, there's always something wrong. I try to make a thing, and do my best. When I decide to stop working on it and maybe sand it and even put on some kind of finish, my dear wife will go into raptures over it, and friends and associates will make all kind of approving noises - yet all I see are my mistakes and where I could have or should have done something different. Now, if I go and make another thing, and then actually DO something different like I think I should have... well, that could be progress. And if I go a little ways outside my comfort zone and produce something I am not repelled by... well that could be progress. Maybe seeking progress is a little bit like stretching, and the stretching is a little uncomfortable. If it was comfortable, it wouldn't be stretching, it would just be yawning. tom koehler Thanks! |
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The one that works properly
wrote in message ... Trying to decide what if anything I'd like to add to my collection of turning tools. I have an older Rockwell/Delta reeves drive lathe and a Jet mini that will be my Winter lathe set up in the basement. From the good advice I got here at the time I added a Talon chuck and some decent Harbor freight turning tools. I've made a Oland tool (Thanks Arch) and have recently added a bowl gouge, a flat and round nose scraper. I mostly turn pens (gouge to round and Skew to finish) but am starting to do a few lidded boxes as well. What is your opinions on your favorite tools? |
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