Old Croc
13th March 2018, 09:54 PM
This is my 1st successful hollow form from a piece of Queensland Maple, approx 200mm/8inches tall, 150mm/6inches in diameter, done through a 32mm/ 1 1/4 inch hole. I have various factory and home made hollowing tools, but I have had no end of failures with the hand held variety. 2 years ago someone had a Simon Hope articulated hollower at the Prossie Turnout and MKPenturner set it up and gave it a run. I was hooked and decided I had to get one like it. Well I searched the world, looked at products from Hope, Monster, Gizmo, Harrison, Trent Bosch and Vermec. I liked features from all the different versions but the actual tools from Trent Bosch appeared to be the best to suit the figured timbers I work with. So I decided to make my own using the TB tools. Special thanks to Paul39 for collecting the tools for me in the US.
I added the 2 handles to make it easier to steer and it took a bit of refining to eliminate some slop I had with the end thrust bearings it pivots on, but it is as smooth as silk now, does not bite in as the lower part of the tool under the TC tip controls the feed rate.
Following on from Ruru's questions last night, I decided to try and make a bowl with it to see if it would be any help for people with disabilities. The bowl is still on the lathe in the photo, it went OK, but I think it would need a scraper to get a more even finish on the outside. You can see the laser dot on the bowl as I was still working on the inside when the photo was taken.
I have done several other hollow forms, up to 325mm/13 inches deep, but I cant show them until our show competition is over.
Rgds,
Crocy.
I added the 2 handles to make it easier to steer and it took a bit of refining to eliminate some slop I had with the end thrust bearings it pivots on, but it is as smooth as silk now, does not bite in as the lower part of the tool under the TC tip controls the feed rate.
Following on from Ruru's questions last night, I decided to try and make a bowl with it to see if it would be any help for people with disabilities. The bowl is still on the lathe in the photo, it went OK, but I think it would need a scraper to get a more even finish on the outside. You can see the laser dot on the bowl as I was still working on the inside when the photo was taken.
I have done several other hollow forms, up to 325mm/13 inches deep, but I cant show them until our show competition is over.
Rgds,
Crocy.