How To Make Your Own Carbide Turning Tools

Turn the end of the handle down just larger than the threads inside the brass cap.

How to make your own carbide turning tools. This method will work for a range of different sizes. You ONLY NEED 3 TOOLS and a 10 pry bar to make your own CARBIDE WOODTURNING TOOLS for the lathe. You can use this method with high speed steel or hardened carbon steel.

If youre using the round bar use a jacobs chuck in your tailstock and drill a 127mm 12 hole as far as you can into the handle - my drill bit managed to go 110mm. We just have to put it all together and make a tool. In this video I show all the steps needed to make a carbide tool.

Woodturning bowl gouge from an old 12 drill bit Make Your Own Bowl Gouge from Steel cold Chisel Profiles of custom made woodturning bowl gouges Al makes his own hollowing tool with home depot steel and carbide insert cutter. The flute does not have to be full length 15-20 mm long will function perfectly well. I think I used a 30 minute epoxy to glue the handles together.

Theyre fantastic for harder more abrasive timbers and mixed materials that would normally require a lot of sharpening and because theyre scrape. To make most tools you need to be able to turn a handle drill a hole cut a piece of steel tap the hole in the steel and put it all together. Drill a small hole in the center of the cap so the live center can secure the spindle in place.

To begin with if your were searching for wood turning tools with carbide tips you might have a hard time finding them because these special tools are made with carbide inserts. In todays video I will show you all the steps from start to finish to make your own carbide tools. Then switch back to the.

Hey people this is a video of my home-made carbide woodturning toolIm extremely happy with the build but given half the chance Id buy some professionally. Oct 2 2018 - Make Your Own Carbide Lathe Tools. Turn a tool handle epoxy the handle and metal bar together and youve got yourself a new tool.