jleiwig
Member
Today I got my DIY wood chuck up and running. I purchased the inserts from Woodchuck tools aka bitshird here on the forum. I hemmed and hawwed around and finally broke down and bought the 5 mm .8 tap required to thread for the screws. I took it for a test drive on a piece of pine 2x2 that is probably older than I am, I was testing out some handle designs for the tool itself. This thing works like a dream, and fine control is super easy. I only had to do a touch of sanding.
If you can't or don't want to make your own tool, buy the readymade tool from their website http://www.woodchuck-tools.com/ . However for those that are more handy, I recommend you just buy the inserts and screws from Ken. I picked up a 12" piece of 1/2" steel bar from my local metal recyclers for about 50 cents. Sure it's rusty and not cool like Ken's tool, but I'm poor, and I have the ability to make things myself, so I made my own.
I think I have permanently retired the rest of my pen turning tools. :biggrin:
If you can't or don't want to make your own tool, buy the readymade tool from their website http://www.woodchuck-tools.com/ . However for those that are more handy, I recommend you just buy the inserts and screws from Ken. I picked up a 12" piece of 1/2" steel bar from my local metal recyclers for about 50 cents. Sure it's rusty and not cool like Ken's tool, but I'm poor, and I have the ability to make things myself, so I made my own.
I think I have permanently retired the rest of my pen turning tools. :biggrin: