Wood turning money saving shop made tools
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- Опубликовано: 19 окт 2024
- Wood turning tutorials as well as tool modifications I show a few tools that I have made in my shop as well as repairing and replacing parts that might save you some money as well as give you satisfaction of making it yourself.
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Lovely work pal
Hi from the UK. Al, thank you for taking your time to share your videos, especially one's like this. Not all of us can afford the expensive tools, and I think you can add to the pleasure of woodturning by making your own. It adds to the satisfaction. Keep up the good work my friend.
Thank you Peter I know over the years I have done little upgrades all on a budget, I am not s believer that anyone needs the best and greatest of anything. not saying they aren't better but saying you can do it with whatever you have or can afford. My first turning was with a flat wrench handle sharpened like a round scraper. Thanks again my friend. Take care
Thank you so much for sharing your well earned wisdom. Your money saving tips are greatly appreciated and your creative adaptations serve as a motivator to those of us who are somewhat skeptical (scared) of trying to make homemade tools. Bravo Al! Bravo!
congratulations on making do with what you have on hand! this is the essense of the American Pioneer Spirit.
Thank you very much. I am a firm believer in that. I am not saying that one should not invest in quality just saying that you can work with whatever you have.
Al, those are great tips man! I look forward to seeing what you're up to in your shop. You're an inspiration to those us us who don't have corporate sponsors and huge operating budgets. Thanks man, Charlie
Thanks Charlie on that thought Charlie it must be nice to be good enough to have sponsors pay for your tutorials. I don't see that ever happening to me LOL.
Take care
Nice video Al. Thank you for sharing. You gave a lot of information in a short video.
+Jack Maravola Thank you Jack I am glad you liked it and hope the info was usable.
Hey Al the shop is looking pretty good their, hope to see more like this...
Thanks Lenny
thank you
Love you videos Al. For a riser block I'm thinking of cutting a square tube to length minus 1/2'. Weld two 1/4'plates top and bottom and drill the holes . I expect it to cost less than $20.
I will be cutting down an Aspen tree soon. I will get a few small bowls but I'm looking to make bird houses from the smaller part of the trunk. Would your cold chisel gouge be good for hollowing 7 to 8" deep in wet wood, or would I do better with a carbide tip. The rest of the tree will be mushrooms small boxes and maybe tops.
Thank you for watching and commenting. Yes the cod steel chisel is a nice tool Put a nice acute angle on the edge and it will do an awesome job......... Merry Christmas
A quick question please Al, when you put a rizer block into your bandsaw and use a different make how do you know that you can get a blade to fit the size that you have now made.
Might seem a stupid question but, as I have said to you before my friend, I am a new turner and don't even own a bandsaw yet but this question popped in my mind when I watched this video.
Hope you are keeping well my friend, I know you are travelling a lot at present so be safe.
Hi Tom its a good question. the only thing you might have to do is modify the line up pin holes. in my case they were on the opposite sides but the riser being cast iron is an easy to drill. The height on any make riser are all the same. they are 6" and the blade to fit it will be standard 105" for a 14" band saw. blades on manufacture to manufacturer can vary slightly in size as well. the band saw tightening mechanism should accommodate for it.I hope this helps...................Take care
Rebel Art Woodturning Thanks for the super quick reply Al. By the way my friend. I just bought myself a lathe (Charnwood Midi lathe with 12" bowl capacity) will be better than relying on my friend to use his 😁. Just got to get a few tools together now 🤔
Use a drum sander on a Dremel tool.
+W “Doc43” Will Thank you and that is a great idea Thank you
What size lathe do you use ? Is there a video where you discuss the size, model and basics for using a Lathe ? I'll be looking at your videos with great interest. I saw your link on another channel by "Templeboy". I look forward to seeing your skill and hearing your recommendations.
Hello and welcome to my channel. I am glad your asking that question, I do discuss my lathe in a few of I am not much on name brand. My moto is you can work with anything you have and whatever you have will do the job. in my case I use to use an old Atlas 12"lathe but I did add riser blocks to it to give me more capacity. Now I am using a Delta with the same setup. I got the Delta just because it had a little more weight to it. Weight is important if you are turning large pieces. Eventually I also added a VFD drive for electronic speed control. But anyway any lathe will do the job.Thanks
Al Furtado Awesome feedback. I appreciate the details. I look forward to seeing you turning and hope you mention the equipment aspects (pro / cons ) based on your experience. I'm only getting started....so I appreciate you feedback tremendously. Keep Turning !
put a Carbide cutter on the end
+Mrjacksmp Ohio Good idea
+Al Furtado (Rebel WoodTurner) Ok you can Carbide Cutters cheap at " AZ Carbide.com"
Firstly, thanks for the sub, I appreciate that very much. I'm going to sub you back because you have a very interesting channel and I'm looking forward to watching your other videos. That bent hollowing tool - a lot of us don't grind the bevel to sharpen the tool but , instead, use a diamond hone to rub the flat above the bevel on the top of the shaft. That creates a burr on the edge that gives a lovely cut, especially for finishing. I would also use the flat hones on my scrapers and only grind the bevel once every few months, well, that depends on use but I don't seem to grind them very often.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
(I also have a ''baconsoda' channel for gardening and some wodturning but I couldn't find which channel you had subbscribed to so I assumed it was the woodturning one)
Thanks Bmac for taking the time and explaining the hollowing tool. yeah I figured that out after seeing that everyone I had seen was with a carbide tip and I guess that keeps it constant on length LOL
Thanks for subscribing as well and yes it was the woodturning channel that I joined.
al nice older video. bob
Robert Kutz Thank you my friend for going through the old library and glad you liked it.