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19th December 2010, 09:11 AM #1
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Decorating Elf
Hi folks,
Henry Taylor has just released a new decorating tool the <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w
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Will not have arrivced in your Sunny Climes yet, but one to watch out for.
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19th December 2010, 09:54 AM #2
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Thanks for the heads up on that!
Any idea of cost?
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19th December 2010, 10:01 AM #3
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I understand sub £40 - can't guess what that might be in Aus Dollars though.
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19th December 2010, 12:44 PM #4
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What a cool tool !!!
Cheers,
Ed
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19th December 2010, 10:16 PM #5
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Amazing, what a nice tool.
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20th December 2010, 12:53 AM #6
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I want to buy it just for the handle!
The burrs would be nice too, of course, but they're still just dental burrs on steroids.
Still, I can think of all sorts of other uses. Rotary Sander, straight off the top of my head.
Or put a small pad on the end so you can use it as a hand-held replacement tailstock for those fiddly occasions where you're not quite sure about the grip but don't want a tailstock in the way. (Small items only, of course.
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Wonder if it's worth the $Oz?
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20th December 2010, 08:00 AM #7
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looks to me like the handle is just some bar stock drilled to take a couple bearings pressed in , if i had a metal lathe it would be easy to make
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20th December 2010, 11:56 AM #8
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who needs a new tool I'm going out to the shed to give the dremel a workout - might even put some power back in the grid if I plug it in
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20th December 2010, 12:58 PM #9
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Arthur...just made an on-line order for one through Packard Woodworks - $56.00. Am trying to decide if I want to add the spear and cove cutter to the order - $21 bucks a piece.
Originally Posted by artme
Thanks for the heads up on that!
Any idea of cost?Cheers,
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20th December 2010, 01:05 PM #10
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i would , may aswell make the post and pak worth while . Originally Posted by Ed Reiss
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20th December 2010, 03:32 PM #11
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Interesting tool, no question.
But a few questions of my own:
- how do you sharpen the bud and other cutters? (You can with the Sorby TT, quite easily. A different beast and maybe not so versatile with sizes.)
- why such a focus on the "point tool". Would not a skew do the same job? Same for the cove cutter?
- how long will the cutters last on Oz outback timbers like mulga and gidgee?
- how much pressure needs to be applied? Will a jam chuck - say for the lid of a box - suffice?
It will be interesting to hear some user reports from OS to say the least.
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20th December 2010, 03:37 PM #12
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Jeff, they look like standard carbide burrs used in die grinders for metal working, so they should last a fair while on timber, even hardwood.
http://www.victornet.com/report/Burr...Shank/337.html
The spear point looks like a bit of round HSS, 6 or 8mm maybe even 10mm, so shouldn't be hard to grind something like that up. The cove cutter likewise.
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20th December 2010, 04:29 PM #13
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Fred - thanks for that. The prices seem pretty reasonable too.
Cooktown Ironwood, here we come! Assuming we go OS while the $OZ is high. Any chance of a bulk purchase?
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20th December 2010, 05:29 PM #14
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Yep. And the rare earth magnet down the bottom. Originally Posted by texx
Oz$56? I don't think I could build one that cheaply. Sounds like a good price.
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20th December 2010, 05:31 PM #15
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Fred those burrs are too fine for woodwork like this you need the ones for cutting aluminium a number 1 cut.
Readily available from carbitool. And they are available in a couple of different sizes.
Would not take much to make these , cutter , bearing and handle.
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