Shop made carbide turning tool

Nice job on building the tool Jerry. Adding these to your arsenal and you will find how valuable and time saving they can be.

-- Dave, Downers Grove, Il. -------- When you run out of ideas, start building your dreams.

Nice job on building the tool Jerry. Adding these to your arsenal and you will find how valuable and time saving they can be.

- doubleDD

Thanks Dave. By the time I got finished making it, I was too tired to try it out…

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Looks pretty, hope it cuts as nice, I found the square inserts cut fast but not real clean. Threads no problem?

-- Lifting one end of the plank.

Looks pretty, hope it cuts as nice, I found the square inserts cut fast but not real clean. Threads no problem?

- Andre

Thanks Andre, and thanks for sending me the cutters! The only problem I had with the threads was I didn’t have an accurate reference for the drill size for the tap. I wound up drilling about 1/64” too small, and I could see the tap flexing and twisting when I was cutting the threads..but I used a lot of thread cutting oil and made it all the way through without breaking the tap.

Also, it was very fidgety getting the hole dead center of that 3/8” rod. It’s not perfectly centered, but it’s very close.

-- There are good ships and there are wood ships, the ships that sail the sea, but the best ships are friendships and may they always be. http://www.geraldlhunsucker.com/

hi Jerry
I made my shop made carbide tool too but I made square hand and it makes better to me
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/164450
have a nice day

-- bambi

hi Jerry
I made my shop made carbide tool too but I made square hand and it makes better to me
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/164450
have a nice day

- ZAGREB

I saw it, really nice. I didn’t see anything square, so I don’t understand, can you tell me more? :-)

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hi Jerry
I add two more pictures,I hope you´ll understand now
Have a lot of dust

-- bambi

Jerry,
I you need more,

If the carbide cutter is about 14mm or very close it the same insert used in spiral cutter heads.
If its about 14mm and has a redius is the insert from a helical cutter head
The screw to secure them is a Torx 25 and it is torqued to about to 55 in-lbs or 6.2 Newton m.
Do not overtighten them as you may shatter the insert.
You can buy them on ebay for about $3 each, in sets of 10.

-- Regards Rob

Very nice Jerry. Now you need a diamond and round one to go with it! I think you’ll find that it won’t replace HSS tools but it will complement them very nicely in a lot of turnings.

-- Kenny, SW VA, Go Hokies!!!

Looks great Jerry! I’m a new turner and found these carbide cutters have really increased my learning curve. Smooth!

-- We all make mistakes, the trick is to fix it in a way that says "I meant to do that".

Nice job Jerry!

Please be sure to update us on how you like turning with carbide.

I have a running debate with the semi-retired machinist about carbide vs. tool steel… but that is always wrt. metal work and would like to hear about your experience.

-- Matt -- I yam what I yam and that's all what I yam

Jerry, you did a very nice job on this shop made tool.

helluvawreck aka Charles
http://woodworkingexpo.wordpress.com

-- helluvawreck aka Charles, http://woodworkingexpo.wordpress.com

Nice work Jerry. I only have carbide tools right now and so far have been fine for the work I’ve done.

-- Bill, Yo!......in Brooklyn & Steel City :)

Awesome! Definitely get a couple other profiles. The round and diamond ones get used more than the square one in my shop. Congrats buddy.

-- Dave - http://kelleycrafts.com/ - pen blanks - knife scales - turning tools

nice job Jerry. Looks good.

Just for what it’s worth, I tried making a tool from round stock before but I found it wanted to spin on the tool rest every time I used it. So after that I went with square stock for mine. That and a dollar will get you a cup of coffee… :)

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