Homemade Lathe tool, (Bowl Scraper)

Looks great Dick. I will have to pick a few old worn files next time I am out poking around.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

The hardest part is grinding the files teeth of, it takes forever. You may notice the file pattern yet.

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why that’s wonderful—and I thought you had to keep buying $80 tools.
I’ll be checking out the basement for some old files!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Thanks for the tip!

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

Now wheres that blog $400 for lathe, $400.00 for tools, $400.00 for safety gear. The price just went down. Flea market Files $1.00

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Right on!! Karson,
I could have made it fancier looking, but it does the trick.

You’re, right Flea markets & garage sales always have these laying around.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Hanging my head in shame as I come out of the shop, inspired, full of shavings and in a great mood after hollowing a nice maple burl on my Nova DVRXP with my Proforme Hollowers and Termite. Then I come to LJ.com and read how Dick just made a worthy scraper for a buck. I’m going to watch TV.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Mot,
Don’t feel so bad, I don’t have a lathe with a DVR (digital video recorder) built in. They didn’t have that fancy stuff when I bought my old Craftsman lathe, with the chisels, for 20 Bucks 40 years ago, but it was an old used lathe at the time.
I’m kind of envious of you though, with that beautiful new lathe.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Good work Dick.
I am just about to put a file into a parting tool.
I use a small grinder to take the teeth off the file and it’s best done outside. ( messy) You need a slight taper top to bottom for a decent scraper but they are not good value at 30 -50 bucks.

p.s. What’s a Digital Video Recorder? (tic)

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

DVR is Spidato mans Lathe.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

The next K and T Video Production involves the DVR. Stay tuned. It’s just a short one, but it shows a couple of the neat features of the DVR.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Thanks,
I’ll be looking for it.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

I think I may give away the old lathe I bought and get one of these puppies. I like how the drive pivots for big bowls…..Ouch…NM I just checked the price…..I think the old one is here to stay. Why are lathes so expensive in comparison to other tools? At least it seems that way.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

So Mot, will you be using your DVR to feature your DVR?

I suppose your could use your DVR “analog” to demo it.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Bob…that’s funny. As a matter of fact!

Bob B. They are pricey. I hemmed and hawed about that lathe for a long time. Because of the limited shop time I get and the obsessive compulsive tendencies that run in my family, I want to maximize shop time. My old lathe used to just drive me nuts. I got to the point where I wasn’t turning because it aggravated me. The tailstock slid, the toolrest didn’t hold it’s place well, the fan housing on the motor rattled, the spindle had noticeable runout that I couldn’t correct….the list just got longer and longer. It actually got even longer when I started looking for faults in the lathe, rather than solutions and compensations for the problems. That told me to just get the Nova. My father was laughing at me. He said, “Who are you trying to convince?” and handed me the phone. Just get it an “shut up.”

It still gives me a bit of sticker shock when I look at it, but it’s just sooooo nice.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Great idea Dick. Nice re-use of an old tool.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

You got me going on the Nova DVR XP, but then I seen the price, Gasp! . I gess I’ll stick with my old 20 dollar lathe. I ‘ve made a lot of things with that old lathe. We get along real good together.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

what’s the price??

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Here’s the prices from Woodcraft.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

You better sit down when you see it. It’s not going to be the price of a Oneway, Poolewood, Stubby or a Powermatic, but it’s pricey in it’s own way.

Debbie, you can get your hands on one at KMS Tools. :)

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Oneway lathers are from $3-6,000.
So less than that is a good price i’d think lol

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

If I was in the beginning of my woodworking life, I think the Nova would be on my list.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

This is something hubby can make for me. Gee… I guess I’ll have to lathe a long handle! Actually hubby had mentioned I should get new long handle tools. Well, I can redo those handles too. Awhh this is going to be too much fun! Any suggestions on what type of wood to make the handles from?
I was missing the center point part for my 4 way chuck and hubby went to his metal lathe and within minutes the part was done. I love this new forum on lathing too!
Krum

-- Cathy Krumrei (Krum) http://www.TheCarversCorner.com

Thanks Krum.

You’ll notice I didn’t do a neat job of grinding all of the file teeth away, but at the time, I was busy making a cannister set, & wanted to get that job done.

I made some longer handles for my Record lathe tools. Checkout the picture.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

I saw an interesting show the other day where the host used old files for blades. I want to share this with everyone better so I added this new forum: http://lumberjocks.com/topics/1449

Hope it helps.

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

I’ve been using mine to good effect since you posted this Dick, and I’m glad to see Dadoo pick up this thread. Blake probably has a few laying around (see his card scraper blog). This has saved me a ton and made my turning more fun.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Most of the first tools our grandfathers had were made in a local forge out of whatever was handy at the time. Today we can E-shop thru any toolstore and buy, buy, buy whatever they have untill the money runs out. But these tools, no matter which factory mass produced them, or how high or low the quality is cannot really shine as much as the tool you made yourself. Or even come close to the tool of theirs that you modified to make it yours. Such as adding longer handles which give you better control. And when you see the current prices and then pick yourself up from the sticker shock, then buy a set only to find the steel is soft and won’t hold an edge. So why not create your own? Can you imagine what types of wooden handles can come of this?

OK…The Ambein is kickin in real good now, so I gotta get off and sleep…

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!