Hi
Gang:
Hand
held tools are traditional for wood turning, and can be quite
fun. Production work is done with fixed tools similar to metal
lathes. When I want to turn some dowels to a smaller diameter
I use very sharp lathe tools. The big plus is the finished
diameter is very consistent, for wood.
Carl.
On 8/8/2022 9:51 AM, Kevin Groenke @
PersonMakeObject via groups.io wrote:
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Lex,?
The replaceable tipped tool inserts are carbide,
but low quality carbide so probably not very sharp. Whether
sharp or not, they are "scraping tools" rather than "shearer
tools" and they will never cut as smooth a surface in wood as
a skew chisel or gouge can.?
Using the most effective tool for different
woodturning operations makes a massive difference in how
easily it is done and how good the outcome is. The right tool
for the job or the effective ways to use them are not
particularly intuitive. Here is a video that explains the
basic tools and the operations that each is designed to do.?
For turning things at pen scale on a Unimat I
would suggest acquiring a small gouge and a small skew chisel.
The larger set of tools are for wood carving,
not for wood turning. Having seen similar tool set they are
very low quality, probably very dull and if you get them
sharp, they won't stay sharp. Using them on a more serious
lathe could be very dangerous because that isn't what they're
designed to do. Of course they probably won't snap in half on
a Unimat like the could on even a small benchtop wood lathe,
but I still caution against using them.
Don't take spinning wood for granted. Yes, the
Unimat is small, but with a 150 watt motor, fast spinning
material, and sharp edges, bad things can still happen and one
must try to learn the safe and effective ways things are done
or they may get hurt or have frustrating results.
-kevin at PersonMakeObject.com
On Mon, Aug 8, 2022, 1:21 AM
Lex_Peacekeeper via <Lex_Peacekeeper=
[email protected]>
wrote:
these are
not carbide, they have what seems to be HSS inserts (could
also be cheap metal for the price)
here is the photos of the tooling I got, its what I could find
to have a bit of a range with only spending like $70+shipping
for it (was already feeling like a money sink at this point)
on the normal tools, the claim was it was a basic set of the
normal small scale tools they work ok but need to sharpen
them,
and have not figured out how I'll do that yet
the pen was made with only the insert tools, mainly the square
tipped one
Carl