Thread: Miniature spindle gouge

McJings have a 3mm Spindle Gouge for $16
Part Number 120273-140 3 x 55 x 140mm M2 High Speed Steel.
McJING Tools Online

I bought some assorted pieces on Ebay. Eight for about eleven dollars of various sizes, some square others round section. Try searching under Hss blanks.
Cheers,
Jim

Originally Posted by orraloon

I got a small bowl gouge and a spindle gouge in HSS from McJings. Unhandled. 20 something bucks each so why bother making them.
Regards
John

They are under $20. And he has furrels(my lack of spelling strikes again! ) as well.

I reckon the hard question is not where to buy the mini chisels (brand etc) but how you are going to sharpen them. Those little 6mm gouges seem to deserve wet stone grinder treatment.

Originally Posted by jefferson

I reckon the hard question is not where to buy the mini chisels (brand etc) but how you are going to sharpen them. Those little 6mm gouges seem to deserve wet stone grinder treatment.

Yes! They do tend to disappear rather quickly on a spark grinder! And how to hold 'em in a jig is another problem!

Originally Posted by jefferson

I reckon the hard question is not where to buy the mini chisels (brand etc) but how you are going to sharpen them. Those little 6mm gouges seem to deserve wet stone grinder treatment.

yep

Originally Posted by tea lady

Yes! They do tend to disappear rather quickly on a spark grinder! And how to hold 'em in a jig is another problem!

I do them by hand and by eye, but you can use jig with suitable spacer and adjust angles to suit

I have a white wheel on my grinder and sharpen free hand with the rest set for the desired angle. The small spindle gouge sharpened at the same angle as the others works fine.
I am not having the same success with the small bowl gouge and so far have got it cuting but not as good as I would like. I guess it will have to be done by hand on a finer stone.
Regards
John

Thanks guys, I think it'll pay me to just buy the gouges even though I enjoy making tools wherever possible. Thanks Cliff for putting down the item number, I've only had limited experience with McJings and wasn't impressed as they sold me the wrong product, much easier if I have a product number to refer them to.

Grind the top ( laying it flat ) off a hollow push rod out of a car , go and see your mechanic an see if he has any bent ones . They are quite hard and when you grind it grind off the ball end first , shine a light inside and grind off the section were the tube has been joined .You should get 2 per pushrod . Ps after you have ground and shaped them use a diamond file to sharpen them and to keep sharp . Any thing smaller than that get some tool steel from Mc jing tools and go for it .
http://www.mcjing.com.au/categorybro...0HOLDER&CUTTER