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ElizaLeahy
27th March 2009, 08:58 AM
Lots of talk about modified tools - but how about showing them?

Can we please see them from several angles, and maybe tell us how you made them?

Thanks!

:U

robutacion
27th March 2009, 12:49 PM
Lots of talk about modified tools - but how about showing them?

Can we please see them from several angles, and maybe tell us how you made them?

Thanks!

:U

Eliza,
Gees... how long do you want this thread to be?:doh:

Are you interested on any modified and hand made tools (gouges, chisels, etc?) or you are looking into modified, hand shaped to cut specific designs in the timber?

Just trying to "trim" down the tool types you are after!:D

Cheers:2tsup:
RBTCO

ElizaLeahy
27th March 2009, 05:07 PM
Both!

Tools modified to make particular cuts and tools made out of other tools.

Give us newbies something extra to add to our "to do" list. :)

hughie
27th March 2009, 06:33 PM
Liza,

Theres that much on the subject I am thinking of writing an Ebook on it.

Ad de Crom
27th March 2009, 07:33 PM
Eliza, think you mean own made stuff, isn't it.
Made for my hollowing rig HSS tooltip, as well as the hollowing rig itself with a range of 300mm. Also a own made multi facenet scraper.
Do all my hollowings with my hollowing rig.
Ad

BobL
27th March 2009, 07:59 PM
Tool rests and Chuck Jaws (http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=67474)

More chuck jaws (http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=71420)

Steady (http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=69310)

Apricot handled skew (http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=68190\).

Apricot handle parting tool (http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showpost.php?p=697833&postcount=5).

Carbide tool tipped rougher (http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=76010).

Have made a few more but no pics.

Skew ChiDAMN!!
27th March 2009, 08:04 PM
Oooer! Talk about opening a can of worms! :D

new_guy90
27th March 2009, 08:54 PM
Tool rests and Chuck Jaws (http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=67474)

More chuck jaws (http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=71420)

Steady (http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=69310)

Apricot handled skew (http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=68190%5C).

Apricot handle parting tool (http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showpost.php?p=697833&postcount=5).

Carbide tool tipped rougher (http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=76010).

Have made a few more but no pics.

oh god this thread is going to get heaps of these Carbide tipped tools :((..... sorry but i think they should be in the same boat as an old file, could work but be very careful!!!!!! oh and Bob yours is not a turning insert but a milling insert but if it works then cool

damn i entered this thread on a pet hate!!!!!!!!!!!!!! anyway nice tools everyone i liked the apricot tool handles and the chuck jaws :2tsup:

as for me all i have made is a thin parting blade out of an old saw blade, also have an old power hacksaw blade i can use latter for it oh and on that point the Japanese wood turners make there own tools and i have seen them use old saw power hacksaw blades as scrapers. i also had a small file that i ground to a special scraper worked well but i never abused it and don't really need it anymore now i have a detail gouge (made a handle for it) and more tool steel.

yeah got to love home made tools good thread :2tsup:

Patrick

Skew ChiDAMN!!
27th March 2009, 09:38 PM
Well... now that I have my Ripsnorter from Hughie, I can honestly say I have more hand made Oland tools than commercial bowl gouges. :p

But to throw a few other concepts into the mix...

I've made some sphere-turning tools of various sizes, which are basically just steel pipe wedged onto the end of the handle. The whole of the edge of the pipe is used when cutting... they make an ear-jarring noise but gives a nice finish and a near perfect sphere every time. :2tsup:

Concrete nails make for great detailing tools, just driven into the end of a handle and the ends sharpened to whatever profile you want. With the tip bent into a right-angle, they're great for cleaning up undercuts or small vees where larger tools don't quite fit...

Chatter tools: just broken hacksaw blades fitted into a slot cut into the end of a handle. (Errrm... with the teeth ground off, first!) And a texturing tool made from an old idler sprocket.

No photos... not w/out going into the shed and conducting a search and rescue. :B

TTIT
27th March 2009, 11:26 PM
Oooer! Talk about opening a can of worms! :DAin't that the truth - easier for me just to point to this page (http://web.aanet.com.au/ttit/gadgets/gadgets.htm) :shrug:

hughie
28th March 2009, 08:05 AM
Ain't that the truth -


Yup! probably half of my turning gear are in house designs if not more, not too mention gadgets to attach on to the lathe etc

Heres a few from the collection, if we all contributed it would the biggest and longest thread ever by far. This forum has a lot of very innovative and inventive members who have amazing abilities in lateral thinking.:2tsup:

You could call it it a think tank for wood turning. :o :U

http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=41169
http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=70958
http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=73053
http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=71166
http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=61142
http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=66063
http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=54412
http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=53366

joe greiner
28th March 2009, 08:10 PM
Here's some from my index file. The last one is by somebody else.

Longworth Chucks:
http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=51456
http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=50923
http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=52167

Router compass:
http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=50372

Four-Wheel Steady Rest:
http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=68735

Mini-Steady Rest:
http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=57866

Sawbuck:
http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=47976

Index jig MC900:
http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=87645

The "Best of the Best" hasn't been updated for a while, but there might be more there.

Cheers,
Joe

Sawdust Maker
29th March 2009, 08:24 PM
Yup! probably half of my turning gear are in house designs if not more, not too mention gadgets to attach on to the lathe etc

Heres a few from the collection, if we all contributed it would the biggest and longest thread ever by far. This forum has a lot of very innovative and inventive members who have amazing abilities in lateral thinking.:2tsup:

You could call it it a think tank for wood turning. :o :U

http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=41169
http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=70958
http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=73053
http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=71166
http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=61142
http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=66063
http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=54412
http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=53366

Hughie

you've got an unfinished tool in there
10 demerits :p

hughie
29th March 2009, 11:40 PM
you've got an unfinished tool in there
10 demerits


:B oops! I claim immunity on the grounds of "no permanent abode" :U

Grumpy John
30th March 2009, 06:22 AM
Here are some centres I modified for .

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/attachment.php?attachmentid=100886&stc=1&d=1238354462

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/attachment.php?attachmentid=100887&stc=1&d=1238354462

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/attachment.php?attachmentid=100888&stc=1&d=1238354462

RETIRED
30th March 2009, 06:48 AM
Here are some centres I modified for .

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/attachment.php?attachmentid=100886&stc=1&d=1238354462

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/attachment.php?attachmentid=100887&stc=1&d=1238354462

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/attachment.php?attachmentid=100888&stc=1&d=1238354462They are fine bits of gear too.

thefixer
30th March 2009, 08:28 PM
I think most of us have a shed full of much the same home made and modified tools and attachments. I.E cole jaws, longworth chucks, steady rests, oland style tools, calipers, depth guages etc. But it seems we all have the one or two favorites.

My favorites are the oland tool I made which has a depth limiter. I found that the standard oland tends to get some nasty digs at times especially on end grain. So I improved on mine by adding the little limiter on top. I just slide the cutter in and out to the depth I want and it cant cut any deeper than that.:2tsup: Very handy when I have a lot of overhang deep into a large goblet or such.


The second is bit gadgety really but a lot of time went into it and it is a great conversation piece. Its a self centering vice I use mainly for dilling pen blanks on the drill press.

Cheers
Shorty

TTIT
30th March 2009, 10:15 PM
Love the vice Shorty - haven't seen that design before.

Time for a brief hijack:o. Very interesting twist on the guarded cutter :cool: How big a gap have you got between the guard and the top of your cutter on the oland ????? (If there is one :shrug: )

thefixer
30th March 2009, 10:28 PM
Love the vice Shorty - haven't seen that design before.

Time for a brief hijack:o. Very interesting twist on the guarded cutter :cool: How big a gap have you got between the guard and the top of your cutter on the oland ????? (If there is one :shrug: )

No gap at all. If you have any gap it gets jammed up with shavings and prevents it from cutting properly. Requires some pretty precise engineering to get it to fit. I did it all with hand files. Flie, check, file,check, file, check:(( took a long time but it was worth it.

Cheers
Shorty

TTIT
30th March 2009, 10:42 PM
Hmmmm - do the shavings clear OK ??????? Maybe a photo from the side if ya got one :shrug:

thefixer
31st March 2009, 09:36 PM
Hmmmm - do the shavings clear OK ??????? Maybe a photo from the side if ya got one :shrug:
I don't want to completely hijack the thread but I thought others may want to see this tool in action.

Instead of trying to explain how it works here is a video of said tool in action. This is going into the end grain of some very old and very dry plum. I know if I was to poke a standard oland tool at this stuff it would grab for sure. As you can see it doesn't matter if i go from centre to outside or outside to centre, it works well both ways. The cutter in this case is set 0.6 mm and with the guard in place I can push as hard as I like but it can't cut any deeper than what it is set to. And you can see how well the shavings clear away from the cutter. This more by good fortune than good design:cool:
Sorry if the video angle looks confusing but I am left handed and do all my end hollowing from the back of the lathe:oo:

Cheers
Shorty