Another poor man's C1a

[Lee Patz]

After seeing Frank's (Rifleman1776) thread about making a "Poor man's Skogger or C1a), I decided to give it a try. I found a ½" x 36" piece of cold rolled steel at Fastnal for $12.00, a ¾" brass coupler nut from Lowes, (I think it was a couple bucks). The cutter (about 5/8" square) and screw is made by Onsrud Tools. Onsrud Link
I got them from the place that sharpens my saw blades. I don't remember the cost, but they only come in a pack of 10. I cut the steel to 12 inches and buried 3 inches in the handle. Its a little long, but it should work great for hogging out bowls.

I used this on an acrylic blank and found that turning at about 2200 rpm and coming in from the end of the blank I was able to get it round in two or three passes. I was really amazed. Once it was round the acrylic came off in ribbons even though I was using the tool as a scraper with the handle pointed down slightly. I was able to start sanding at 400 with no chips or blow-outs. I'll never go back to a roughing gouge! Thanks Frank!

Lee

 

[THarvey]

Lee,

Very nice. Thanks for the supplier information.

Did you grind the barstock round for the 3" or so in the handle?

 

[Lee Patz]

No, I used 2 pieces about 1" x 2-1/2" and ran a dado down the center with a 1/2" router bit set to 1/4" deep. Then glued the two pieces together, being careful to keep glue out of the dado. After I turned it, I used 5 minute epoxy to set the bar stock into the handle.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Way to go. I said it was a simple project. You did a very neat job of turning that handle an setting the shaft into it. You overpaid for the hunk of steel but still came out very well. A well earned thumbs up!