Great video Colin. I've made 2 carbide tip tools both from square stock from my local B&Q. Even with buying the correct drill & tap from my local engineering supplier they still worked out at next to nothing. I did buy a carbide hooked hollowing tool from Glen Teagle but at roughly £35 it wasn't expensive. With the one I got from you I now have 4. All very useful additions to my tool kit. There's no need to buy expensive carbides when you can make your own with a hacksaw & an electric hand drill which is all I had when I made my first one a year ago.
Hello, I agree. The process is simple. I noticed that you cut the notch square into the bar. If you angle the notch slightly down towards the end, then you will have emulated the "negative rake" cutter. What's more, the flat surface cutter can be resharpened by hand on a diamond card; something I would not want to to try on a negative rake cutter. On the other hand, everyone deserves to make a living and if there are those out there not getting bitter and twisted supporting the manufacturer's somewhat elevated retail prices, well, they should of course be allowed to do so. Regards, Glenn :-)
Hi Colin, I would love to make my own set of chisels but unfortunately I suffer from quite bad essential tremor which makes even the marking of the hole for the screw impossible :( I have only just started turning (over 60 yo) and am using a home made setup using an electric drill and an old normal wood chisel and I am having a lot of problems as you can imagine. Wonderful informative video by the way, just wish it was something I could do for myself.
What are the numbers for the screws and the threads. What drill bit do you use. You may have said these numbers but I can't hear them. Good video though. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent video Col..thank you for sharing your work on youtube..i am looking for carbide tips so i can make my own tools all the best. Ioannis Athens Greece
your audio gain is so low I can not hear you, I hate to say. I agree with you I made my carbide turning tools out of 1/2 inch square bar stock. the carbide bits cost more than the steel.
Well done Colin, you just saved me heaps, been interested in a set of carbide turning chisels for ages but the cost slowed me down! By the way, love your workshop, tiny, dysfunctional,untidy but you don’t search for anything!
Paul Orchard cheers Paul... it really gets my back up to see people buying something which just has a massive Mark-up by the seller... top brands should be charging around £30 for a single long handle carbide chisel. It’s all made on a machine anyway, even the handles are made on duplicators... they’ll be able to buy 10,000 tips for a few pennies each.. and so on... I totally understand other products are priced at what they are but these carbide tools, really nasty to unsuspecting new turners. ... my workshop is class haha... it’s been ruined with making all the Russian knives over the last two months... everything is black with grinding dust lol Cheers man!
What type of skew are you using in this video? (around 22 mins) Ive seen one before but have yet to see them for sale any where. Great tip on the carbide tools, thanks!
michael burkhalter hi Michael, it is based on a Russian tool called a Lathe Knife. I make them and have subsequently designed one with removable tip.... please look at my other videos on them and my Etsy store to see the models I sell. Thank you! www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CLWoodturningStore
@@CLWoodturning Thanks for the link ill be buying one of yours soon. It was in vids of how to make the Russian dolls where I first saw the lathe knife and they could do amazing things with them.
michael burkhalter hi Michael yeah that video is becoming quite a classic... the Russian pro turners make it all look too easy... on hard woods I use I don’t get the ribbons coming off like they do but then no Tool would tbh. There are a couple who regularly post in here who I really admire... they seem to produce perfect repetitive work with VERY limited means which i truly admire. I can though use a variety of cuts with the chisel that I wouldn’t try with my skew. Thanks for your msg, really appreciate it.
Why would you need carbide tools for wood turning ? HSS would be way more than adequate in all area's ! Actually , HSS would be overkill in all area's for wood turning ! I'm not being sarcastic or anything , I am just trying to understand why anyone would need carbide tooling for wood turning ?? I have a small machine shop and do a lot of milling and turning on all kinds of steel and need carbide for that.
You need to check the decibel levels when you edit your videos!! That was painful with headphones on!! When I have to turn up my headphones up to 75% to hear you talk then at (5:09) a 4 1/2 inch grinder kicks in at a major increased recorded volume. just not good.
Alan Russell hey bud, sure can.. I have your addy so no worries. Same as one in video pretty much exact? Not a problem. I’ll send and we can sort any coin later once you’ve used it and are happy, not a worry.
Have you ever used a quality carbide tool before? You are using a piece of carbide that is designed for a planer/ jointer and a screw that is incorrect for the tip. A guaranteed way of achieving a poor finish. I’m all for saving money but this is a very bad example of a carbide wood turning tool. Unfortunately quality tools aren’t made in an hour for about 4 quid. It’s like comparing a fiesta to a Ferrari and making the statement that they both go from a to b!
Yes. Made worse by the music being so loud so I'd already turned my volume right down so the music didn't disturb others. Took me a while to realise there was some barely audible mumbling after the music and try turning it up again to discover the quiet speech.
its funny really when people get started out with this kind of thing the first question is (what do i make first) the answer alot of the time seems to be "more tools"
hi loving this, youve persuaded me to have a go at making my own. Also loving that parting tool, was this home made too? if so what steel was the cutting head made from?, a new sub from me, cheers simon
Really great work. I am just in the final stages of making mine using 1/2 bar. The carbide tips I had to get from the USA, luckily I have a good friend there who sent them on by post otherwise the shipping costs were astronomical. Does anyone know where I can buy tips in the UK? Many thanks Alan.
Very informative and I had no problem with your audio either, tbh. Everything I needed to hear was clear enough and the radio in the background actually added some light relief at times! I've only started turning earlier this year and bought a proper entry level lathe last week, but I still need to get me some tools.
Great video, I'm from the USA, I can buy a 12.7mm square steel bar, ½' x ½" x 48", from Rural King or Tractor Supply for $9US, it will make three 16" bars!
Huw Davies I usually work on 1/3 tang... this one I think I was deeper tbh... the bar overall was around 20-22cm, the tang ended up to be around 8-10cm... this be was only an 8mm bar so happy to keep it shorter... other tools I make with 15mm bar I can happily use the 1/3 tang rule.
@@CLWoodturning Thanks Colin. I have bought some carbides, including Easy Wood Tools (from eBay so price was better), but will now make my own. Thanks for the video which has given me the confidence to make my own. cheers, Huw
Huw Davies aww thanks Huw my pleasure. I’m going to follow up with a simple method for the diamond detailing tool and also how to make the radius square into a point Tool which may be some help to people. Glad your EWT purchase wasn’t too bad.... careful, bandits about ;-)
What is that trick with the wire and handles to make the burnt marks in the handle? Looks amazing, never seen that before!! What kind of wire? Thanks, great video!
So right the price is crazy have seen some here inter states running up to couple $100.00 I’m lucky that two brother in-laws where machinist so got bunch of tip sizes then got square or round stock for handles I don’t have $40.00 into 5 tools thanks for sharing
Stephen Swail haha yeah I messed around a bit on the handle and (deliberately) didn’t have all the steel parts/tools at hand all set up lol.... I’ve removed a couple of mm from the bar end and the little thing is awesome for certain jobs... seriously simple...cheers bud!!
The audio quality was so poor I quit watching after only a couple of minutes, the video quality was also somewhat degraded and it would be valuable if the moderator would speak up a little and not mumble so much!
No problem with sound, even though a bit low. Excellent video - just wondered if you use ordinary bright mild steel or silver steel (which is quite a bit stronger)? You've got another sub!
The carbide is the only part that need be hard. I bet aluminum bar would do just fine and mild steel, as well. Of course, 303 stainless is not expensive and easy to work.
Awesome! I like your style sir. I've been toying with this idea for quite a while, but I think the time has come to action it. What kind of steel are you using? At that price I'm guessing mild steel? Thanks for the inspiration dude!
Pete Beardsley woah thanks Pete, it’s stainless bar, 8mm... mild steel would be too flexible at 8mm I think. Links to cheap carbides are in video notes. Cheers man!
Your audio gain was so low I simply couldn't hear you. The opening music was audible. Did you even watch and LISTEN to your own video? So I just made this comment and left.