August 6, 20205 yr 40 minutes ago, lew said: Nice! Now let's try this- That had to be fun Lew! Kind of freaked my eyes out when I first saw it.
August 7, 20205 yr Popular Post This cheap jig will save you alot of trouble doing laminates. Doesn't matter if you just stack and glue them or cut angles and glue. Works for both methods. Used a piece of 3/4 shelf bracket about 18 inches long and a clamp. No need to use heavy duty clamp HF is up to this task. I generally use wood glue and let sit for a few days then cut them to size, drill hole and glue brass sleeve in them. Pays to do several at one time, at least this 1st part and have this out of the way. Finished gluing close up
August 7, 20205 yr 13 hours ago, Larry Buskirk said: That had to be fun Lew! Kind of freaked my eyes out when I first saw it. Not one of mine, Larry! I'm looney enough without trying one of these.
August 7, 20205 yr Wow! @lew, that is a very busy pattern. I wonder how long it took to put all those toothpicks together. Laminating that would be tedious. Just a question about carbide tools as I have no experience with them. It seems that rotating the bar just a wee bit in the direction of travel would put a some angle on the cut and make it easier. Is that close or do you hold the tool completely flat? Thank you.
August 7, 20205 yr Author Nope just rest the tool flat on the tool rest and its good you can actually angle the tool on the tool rest to use a different side of the cutter which is what I usually do and it works out alright especially if I want to get an angled cut. But others may say different. Carbide tools are great if you can afford them. I would suggest investing in them. Recommendations go with the Easy Start set. I've tried other brands already and prefer these over the other. Not only that they are comfortable to hold in the hands. Either way you just have to hold the bar with the carbide tools on the tool rest flat. Otherwise you risk catching.
August 7, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, FlGatorwood said: Wow! @lew, that is a very busy pattern. I wonder how long it took to put all those toothpicks together. Laminating that would be tedious. Just a question about carbide tools as I have no experience with them. It seems that rotating the bar just a wee bit in the direction of travel would put a some angle on the cut and make it easier. Is that close or do you hold the tool completely flat? Thank you. I have tried both ways. Cuts well. When turning Corian I go flat and move slowly to the side. Typically I stay with HSS gouge and get the wood turned down to round and some shaping. Then I bring in the carbide to finish it off. Or just a skew. Either one works. Have not had a catch with to the EWT tools doing spindle work. Have yet to do any real deep hollowing. Edited August 7, 20205 yr by Gunny
August 7, 20205 yr 56 minutes ago, lew said: Here's another idea- In an email from the AAW. ...I thought the other one freaked my eyes out!!
August 8, 20205 yr I cannot speak for Easy Wood Carbide from experience but I think they are built to rest flat on the toolrest. Hunter has some hollowers designed that way also. Most Hunter tools start at about a 38 degree angle and then can be brought up to flat. With these if you start flat you WILL get a terrible catch. It is all a matter of learning the tool. If you angle a carbide you should be able to get a shear scrape and smoother finish cut.
August 10, 20205 yr Author Dont think I really needed to start a new thread for this one how ever, another pen turned and using the CA glue BLO combo finished turned out really well here's the proof....
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