shop made carbide rougher

John Daugherty · Jan 16, 2010

I got a Ci0 Easy Finisher a few weeks ago and really like it a lot. As I was looking around the web at different reviews before I bought it I saw several examples of roughing tools that people had made using carbide inserts. I thought I would give it a go and see if I could make one for myself. Here's the results of my work. This thing will hog off wood like nothing I've ever used before.

Dan Gonzales · Jan 16, 2010

Good job! Thanks for showing.

Cheers,

Drew Watson · Jan 16, 2010

Looking good John. :thumb:

I have been thinking of making some of my own tools. Where did you get the carbide tip from?

Stuart Ablett · Jan 16, 2010

Very nice work John! :thumb:

Chas Jones · Jan 17, 2010

Drew Watson said:
..where did you get the carbide tip from?

I get mine from here.

Tony Falotico · Jan 17, 2010

I get 'em from Global Tooling http://globaltooling.bizhosting.com/products/carbide-insert-knives.html
You gotta buy 'em 10 at a time but they are much cheaper. Buddy of mine splits the box with me.
The matching screws are http://globaltooling.bizhosting.com/spiral-spare-screws.html

A member of our woodturner's club gets 'em from Carbide Depot, http://www.carbidedepot.com , but he pays a lot more for them.

Tony

John Daugherty · Jan 17, 2010

Tony, I got my inserts from Global tooling also. What size do you use?

Tony Falotico · Jan 17, 2010

I used the 14mm x 14mm x 2.0mm - 4-edge Carbide Insert for one and the 15mm x 15mm x 2.5mm - 4-edge - 8 Radius - Carbide Insert for another.

Bernie Weishapl · Jan 17, 2010

Really nice tool. Looks like it will do the job well.

Paul Douglass · Jan 19, 2010

Put me down as another that has been looking at these tools and wanting to make one. Nice job, by the way.

Couple questions:

What thread does the screw have (may have to buy a tap)?

What did you use for the shank and where did you get it?
and
When you use one for these, do you go straight into the wood or do you cant the tip at a slant?

Thanks

Tony Falotico · Jan 19, 2010

For the shank I used
1/2" {A} Sq 303 Stainless Steel, Cold Finished, Annealed-12" SKU: 3s.5-12
1/2" {A} Sq 4140 Cold Finished, Annealed-12" SKU: 40s.5-12
Purchased from Speedy Metals http://www.speedymetals.com/
http://www.speedymetals.com/s-176-303.aspx
http://www.speedymetals.com/p-1323-12-sq-4140-cold-finished-annealed.aspx

Wasn't real sure what I was buying, a year later I can't tell any difference.

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