Hollowing tool rest

Product Name. Price Low-High. Price High-Low. Best Selling. Special Offers. Per Page View Grid List. The versatile SteadyPro fits a wide range of woodturning lathes by utilising the stems from the Robert Sorby modular tool rest system.

The easy to adjust cantilever action of the clamping rollers, ensures the optimum control for a large selection of This works on much the same principle. Cutters are sharpened with a diamond hone. Full size Hollowmaster is 22' long and midi-size is 18' Midi Hollowmaster TRSKT Designed for generating square sections such as shoulders or tenons where a turned part is to be assembled into a hole - a chair leg is good example. This cutter is also useful on the outside of a round form, as well as long straight sections on spindle work.

Excellent results can be achieved in shear scraping mode with cutter especially effective shear scraping on the outside of a bowl. It comes complete with three cutters - two for hollowing and a third for scraping. Of the two hollowing tips one is rounded for a flowing shape whilst Of the two hollowing tips one is rounded for a flowing shape whilst the other is more pointed and as such is ideal for a crisp corner in a box.

They are Its swan neck shape allows the cutter to access under rims. Like the Multi Tip Hollowing Tool it has a half round shank which when the flat surface is placed on the tool rest gives extra control. It comes complete with two cutters - one for hollowing and a second for finishing. This allows you to retro fit this system to almost all captive hollowing systems.

Mounted on a round bar enables the cutter to be rotated to any This angle allows for repetitive cuts. This angle produces the smoothest of pull cuts.

Whether starting out or have been turning for years, this tool provides flexibility the woodturner needs to make light work of more specialised projects. Sharpening: Use a diamond file or honing stone flat across the top face. To gain best results and increase the longevity of the cutter this simple procedure should be done little and often. I have and use the Kelton rig. I like it, but I have used a Jamieson style hollowing rig built by Lowell Converse and found it to be much smoother and comfortable to use than the Kelton IMO.

Jim Becker. I agree with Jeff I don't know the other systems, but the Jamison is also friendly to various kinds of tools at the "business end" I'm just starting to use Trent Bosch's straight and curved tools with the Jamison handle in addition to Lyle's tooling, for example.

Ron Warman. I got the advise to get a set by John Lea. I called him and he took the measurments for my lathe and is custom making a complete system including the laser guide. I havent received the thing yet and I admit I chose it because of the price. It looks good and it costs about half what the Jamieson or Kelton systems do. Most of the guys here have made most of thier stuff but I have no metal working tools except a file and I would rather turn than try to make tools.

Joined Apr 25, Messages 70 Likes 0. Do you have the link for John Lea? What was the cost Ken Grunke. Anthony Yakonick. What, no one likes the "feel" and control of a Stewart tool?

Might as well buy a CNC. Anthony said:. Click to expand I tend to agree with Jim, that knowing the dynamics, stresses and pitfalls of hollowing is important. Like most things I've done, I've learned about hollowing backward. I started out with Lyle Jamieson's system and got one-on-one training with him.

The title of his video kind of sums it all up "Hollow Forms the Easy Way" Recently I've been doing some free hand hollowing - ornaments and such - and have a better appreciation for just what a captured bar is doing for me, especially on a large diameter, deep vessel.

The Spin Doctor. You can see photos and a descripton at www. One can also use shorter bars depending on the the project. It comes with a laser thickness device and has some other unique features. There is also a very heavy duty companion steady rest - a necessary accessory for deep hollowing. The laser system adjusts to avoid hitting the 12 o'clock arm of the steady, also a unique feature and the laser is mounted in such a way that it can be used with the deepest vessels.

The overall design is quite unlike anything else on the market. It allows very deep hollowing while providing all the advantages that a captured system does. It is a relatively new system, but I now have satisfied users across the country with upcoming review articles touting its facility.

Please check it out and let me know if you have any questions or comments. I appreciate your discussion thread and wish you luck in your quest for new tools Spin Doctor at symposium? Hi Keith, The Spin Doctor looks like a pretty slick system. Judging by the pictures it appears that this system allows vertical as well as horizontal movement of the cutter. Also how can I get contact info for the people in the Boston area you mentioned that own the system? Thanks again. The cutting tip is delicate, and you should not exceed the support of the tool rest.

If you extend over the tool rest, the spindle gouge tip snaps off. The tip is not quick to remove material from a turning. A bowl gouge flute is curved with wings and turns wood bowls.

It comes with a round metal exterior shaft that has a curved interior flute. Do not be surprised when you see different designs on the flute. It comes in U-shape, V-shape, or parabolic. The flute design makes the bowl gouge have an exterior ground with beveled wings. The wings create a large cutting surface around the tip of the bowl gouge. The size and shape of the bowl gouge depend on the use of the bowl gouge and your preference. The bowl gouge removes large amounts of material. It is fast and smooth in making cuts.

A gouge is a diverse tool that you can use to make the whole wood bowl. There are different types of bowl gouges. A single bowl gouge has different uses, although it has a different bevel angle and different use. A micro bevel bowl gouge is a specific gouge for detailed cuts.

Although it comes with many advantages, it comes with its setbacks. It is a bit heavy at the cutting tip when working on tight spaces, and it cannot get into sharp cove valleys with ease. It is not ideal for tight, detailed work. The miles of cutting distance increases quickly due to its frequency of use.

Sharpen the gouge often for effective cutting. You are allowed to modify the gouge into roughing out material quickly, shape intricate curves and finish the surface of a wooden bowl.

The gouge comes with multiple cutting techniques. You can extend it due to the mass material at the cutting tip. The side cutting wings are multi-tools that scrape and shear-scrape. It removes material quickly from a spindle turning.

Detail gouges have a shallow flute that leaves more metal under the flute. There is less vibration, and smooth cuts are produced.

Detail gouges cut beads and shape weed pots. They are sized by the diameter of the steel used. What separates the two is that the spindle gouge is thicker than the detail gouge under the flute. It excels in cutting coves and rolling beads. It is for long-grain turning. It cuts details in all types of turning. It has a flat tang and wide flute.

It removes the corners from blanks in long-grain turning and creates cylinders. Please do not use it for turning face-grain bowls since the tang is weak. The elliptical cutting edge cuts with the sides of the tool.

The tool needs reshaping since the edge is unlikely to be straight. A roughing gouge is a woodturning tool that turns your rough wood down to round.

It is long and heavy, and you handle the torque created by removing material when turning air.