I was just wondering if anyone owns one of these tools and how they perform.

One what?

Deb


Kevin Cleary wrote:

I was just wondering if anyone owns one of these tools
and how they
perform.

one eliminator tool.
"Dr. Deb" wrote in message
...
One what?

Deb


Kevin Cleary wrote:

I was just wondering if anyone owns one of these tools
and how they
perform.

On Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:42:04 -0500, "Kevin Cleary"
wrote:

I was just wondering if anyone owns one of these tools and how they perform.

I've been using the Mega Eliminator for a few years now, on about my
9th or 10th cutter..
I put off buying it for a few years because of the cost and after
using it the first time I wish I would have bought it when it first
came out..
It's an incredible tool for hollowing and I use it for anything where
I need a sharp tool and light touch.. It makes getting angel hair
shavings from ironwood easy and lets me do cuts that I would never
have tried before..

I added a Woodchuck BowlPro about a year ago (Same an the EZ rougher
but about 1/2 the price) and between the 2 tools I've cut my
production time by almost 2/3..

No one actually said what one is.
It appears to be a woodturning tool that uses a round carbide insert
on the end of the shank. The insert can be rotated a couple of times to
present a new edge to the wood, and then just replaced when it finally
becomes dull, which ought to take a while. Anyway, that's the way I use
them for metal lathe work. This particular design of insert has a
built-in chip breaker. For work on wood, I assume this would give you a
slightly more acute angle and a more aggressive cut than you'd get
without it. More of a gouge than a scraper, I'd guess.
If you go to any machine tool catalog, you can find hundreds, if not
thousands of different inserts for metal turning. www.mscdirect.com,
for example. Search for "carbide insert".

Pete Stanaitis
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Kevin Cleary wrote:
I was just wondering if anyone owns one of these tools and how they perform.

If the cutter is round, rotate it 10-15 degrees and find a new sharp edge.

I'm going to make one one of these days. I make stuff for my steel
lathe so might as well the wood lathe.

Thanks for reminding me.

Martin

On 3/11/2011 1:26 AM, Mac Davis wrote:
On Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:42:04 -0500, "Kevin Cleary"
wrote:

I was just wondering if anyone owns one of these tools and how they perform.

I've been using the Mega Eliminator for a few years now, on about my
9th or 10th cutter..
I put off buying it for a few years because of the cost and after
using it the first time I wish I would have bought it when it first
came out..
It's an incredible tool for hollowing and I use it for anything where
I need a sharp tool and light touch.. It makes getting angel hair
shavings from ironwood easy and lets me do cuts that I would never
have tried before..

I added a Woodchuck BowlPro about a year ago (Same an the EZ rougher
but about 1/2 the price) and between the 2 tools I've cut my
production time by almost 2/3..

On Fri, 11 Mar 2011 10:35:50 -0600, spaco
wrote:
No one actually ASKED what it was...

It's made from a 1" diamiter SS bar about 16" long, with a 5/8" shank
for a handle at one end.. The other, working end tapers and rounds off
to hold the round carbide insert.. the taper allows you to get into
smaller places, the massive shank adds weight and dampens vibration..
My favorite part of the design is the 2 flat sides, which rest flush
on the tool rest and present the cutter at a 45 degree angle for shear
cutting in either direction..
The inserts last a long time with careful use and cost about $23
each..
http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/st...liminator_tool

No one actually said what one is.
It appears to be a woodturning tool that uses a round carbide insert
on the end of the shank. The insert can be rotated a couple of times to
present a new edge to the wood, and then just replaced when it finally
becomes dull, which ought to take a while. Anyway, that's the way I use
them for metal lathe work. This particular design of insert has a
built-in chip breaker. For work on wood, I assume this would give you a
slightly more acute angle and a more aggressive cut than you'd get
without it. More of a gouge than a scraper, I'd guess.
If you go to any machine tool catalog, you can find hundreds, if not
thousands of different inserts for metal turning. www.mscdirect.com,
for example. Search for "carbide insert".

Pete Stanaitis
---------------

Kevin Cleary wrote:
I was just wondering if anyone owns one of these tools and how they perform.

Thanks for your input everyone.
Kevin
"Mac Davis" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 11 Mar 2011 10:35:50 -0600, spaco
wrote:
No one actually ASKED what it was...

It's made from a 1" diamiter SS bar about 16" long, with a 5/8" shank
for a handle at one end.. The other, working end tapers and rounds off
to hold the round carbide insert.. the taper allows you to get into
smaller places, the massive shank adds weight and dampens vibration..
My favorite part of the design is the 2 flat sides, which rest flush
on the tool rest and present the cutter at a 45 degree angle for shear
cutting in either direction..
The inserts last a long time with careful use and cost about $23
each..
http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/st...liminator_tool

No one actually said what one is.
It appears to be a woodturning tool that uses a round carbide insert
on the end of the shank. The insert can be rotated a couple of times to
present a new edge to the wood, and then just replaced when it finally
becomes dull, which ought to take a while. Anyway, that's the way I use
them for metal lathe work. This particular design of insert has a
built-in chip breaker. For work on wood, I assume this would give you a
slightly more acute angle and a more aggressive cut than you'd get
without it. More of a gouge than a scraper, I'd guess.
If you go to any machine tool catalog, you can find hundreds, if not
thousands of different inserts for metal turning. www.mscdirect.com,
for example. Search for "carbide insert".

Pete Stanaitis
---------------

Kevin Cleary wrote:
I was just wondering if anyone owns one of these tools and how they
perform.

On Mar 10, 8:42 am, "Kevin Cleary" wrote:
I was just wondering if anyone owns one of these tools and how they perform.


A number of people have described the Eliminator tool very well. The
inventor and maker of the tool is a friend of mine and I have one of
his first tools, before he put the second flat on the tool. As well as
a later one with both flats. It is an excellent endgrain hollowing
tool, but it can be used to turn bowls also. I found that one must be
careful when trying to make a straight sided box that it deep. The
taper at the end will give you a false feeling of where the cutter is.
I learned this while making my wife a box to hold her crochet needles,
I turned through the side about six inches down.

Fred Holder
http://www.morewoodturning.net