If you don't have the bucks to spare, they're pretty easy to make. Well worth the time spent and doesn't really take all that long to make one.
If you don't have the bucks to spare, they're pretty easy to make. Well worth the time spent and doesn't really take all that long to make one.
If you don't have the bucks to spare, they're pretty easy to make. Well worth the time spent and doesn't really take all that long to make one.
How do you do this? Buy the tip and make the holder??
I like mine but still trying to figure how to exactly use it since it has a 45 degree angle for the cutter. It says to stay level to the floor but I find I have to angle down below center and move upward to start the cut the go left or right. I am a beginner but I do so much better with my gouge and skew. I will keep using it till I find the right technique though.
If you don't have the bucks to spare, they're pretty easy to make. Well worth the time spent and doesn't really take all that long to make one.
I like mine but still trying to figure how to exactly use it since it has a 45 degree angle for the cutter. It says to stay level to the floor but I find I have to angle down below center and move upward to start the cut the go left or right. I am a beginner but I do so much better with my gouge and skew. I will keep using it till I find the right technique though.
the high dollar ones claim to use carbide cutters made from wood and suggest the "cheaper" models are using cutters made for metal. is this true? i've only used one cheap model I got from ebay and I didn't like it. was thinking of trying a different brand
the high dollar ones claim to use carbide cutters made from wood and suggest the "cheaper" models are using cutters made for metal. is this true? i've only used one cheap model I got from ebay and I didn't like it. was thinking of trying a different brand
I was having trouble with my carbide cutter when I first got it and one of the guys here told me to use my round cutter until I got used to it. That helped me a lot! I would definitely get round cutters also!
It's funny, I believe the name brand guys say (correct me if I'm wrong), the square cutters are the "roughers" and the round cutters are the "finishers". It's totally the opposite for me. I use my carbides on pens only and nothing else and I feel way more comfortable using the round cutter for roughing and making my final couple of passes with the square for a really smooth surface. The round cutters just seem to be much easier to control.
As I understand it, cutters made for metal have a different relief angle than cutters for wood. You want to get the ones made for wood.... if a carbide cutter is made for metal, it's sure as heck gonna cut wood like butter. Not neccesarily the other way around.
I thought maybe something was wrong with the way I use the tools but I see I'm not the only one that uses them "backwards"! The round cutters, for me, do a super quick roughing with far less catching than the squares and if use the squares for more than a quick smoothing I get a ton of chatter. Does anyone else get that or is it my technique?
As I understand it, cutters made for metal have a different relief angle than cutters for wood. You want to get the ones made for wood.... if a carbide cutter is made for metal, it's sure as heck gonna cut wood like butter. Not neccesarily the other way around.
Regards,
Eric
Ditto for me. Much better control with round and then light touch on the square to finish.It's funny, I believe the name brand guys say (correct me if I'm wrong), the square cutters are the "roughers" and the round cutters are the "finishers". It's totally the opposite for me. I use my carbides on pens only and nothing else and I feel way more comfortable using the round cutter for roughing and making my final couple of passes with the square for a really smooth surface. The round cutters just seem to be much easier to control.
As I understand it, cutters made for metal have a different relief angle than cutters for wood. You want to get the ones made for wood.... if a carbide cutter is made for metal, it's sure as heck gonna cut wood like butter. Not neccesarily the other way around.
Regards,
Eric
I do something most don't with my radiused carbide cutters. I will roll the tool on its side to do shear cuts. For difficult wood and rounding off square blanks this helps prevent blowout.
It's that way for me too. If you get too aggressive with the 4" curve and get to the point they will gouge right in. The trick is to see where the cut is being made and stay away from the edges. It is very much like using your skew. If you keep the cut away from the edges of the skew you will have good results. If you allow the tip or heal to hit you are going to make a mess. Same with the carbide tools. I can make a very light cut or a very heavy cut with the round insert. I can also lower the handle and get a very clean cut for finishing. You have to practice practice practice and get used to the tool before you will be a master of it.
It's that way for me too. If you get too aggressive with the 4" curve and get to the point they will gouge right in. The trick is to see where the cut is being made and stay away from the edges. It is very much like using your skew. If you keep the cut away from the edges of the skew you will have good results. If you allow the tip or heal to hit you are going to make a mess. Same with the carbide tools. I can make a very light cut or a very heavy cut with the round insert. I can also lower the handle and get a very clean cut for finishing. You have to practice practice practice and get used to the tool before you will be a master of it.
Strange, because I usually have no problem doing just that. I always lead with the left edge (corner) especially when I'm approaching the bushing. No problems. It's a little different leading with the right corner due to the cant of the cutter in the tool. I usually then just reverse the blank in the lathe and lead with the left. BTW I use a 4" curve exclusively. Different paths to the same destination I guess.
I do something most don't with my radiused carbide cutters. I will roll the tool on its side to do shear cuts. For difficult wood and rounding off square blanks this helps prevent blowout.
That is how I use my square and radiused cutters also. Every time I try to keep them level to the floor they catch horribly! Even though I use a shearing cut they still chatter though. I'm going to have to try a different height on the rest to see if it goes away. Thats the biggest reason I only use them for light finishing touches.
It's that way for me too. If you get too aggressive with the 4" curve and get to the point they will gouge right in. The trick is to see where the cut is being made and stay away from the edges. It is very much like using your skew. If you keep the cut away from the edges of the skew you will have good results. If you allow the tip or heal to hit you are going to make a mess. Same with the carbide tools. I can make a very light cut or a very heavy cut with the round insert. I can also lower the handle and get a very clean cut for finishing. You have to practice practice practice and get used to the tool before you will be a master of it.
Strange, because I usually have no problem doing just that. I always lead with the left edge (corner) especially when I'm approaching the bushing. No problems. It's a little different leading with the right corner due to the cant of the cutter in the tool. I usually then just reverse the blank in the lathe and lead with the left. BTW I use a 4" curve exclusively. Different paths to the same destination I guess.
Those edges just killed me. I was new to the tool too maybe I will give it another try now that I have been using it for 8 months or so?
I bought my set from RusDemka.
He makes full and mini sets and the price is right.
the high dollar ones claim to use carbide cutters made from wood and suggest the "cheaper" models are using cutters made for metal. is this true? i've only used one cheap model I got from ebay and I didn't like it. was thinking of trying a different brand
I bought my set from RusDemka.
He makes full and mini sets and the price is right.
I just realized Dema is not on this site. Here is a link to his cutters.
F/S 3 Piece mini tool set for Easy wood tool Carbide cutters