How To Make Wood Lathe Hollowing Tools

Place the tool on the tool rest with the tool shaft parallel with the floor.

How to make wood lathe hollowing tools. This video shows the materials required and the process involved in making a carbide lathe tool at home. We do not want to get to blue but to straw. Touch the hook to the flame and remove it.

I knew that I wanted it fairly long. A drill can be either a smooth borer like an ice pick or a screw-threaded borer such as in modern power drills. I glued the pieces together using wood glue and clamps.

Easy Hollower 2 - The slight curve of this tool lets you start the curved portion of your hollowed form. I mounted the handle on the lathe and used a spindle gouge to round it over. Easy Hollower 3 - This curve lets you get right up to the inside lip of your work.

Ad Easy to Use - Laser Fits in Spindle 4-Axis 00002 resolutn Fast Setup. To use the Simple Turner and Hollower just follow these 3 simple steps. I already have the three mini tools from Easy Wood Tools.

Grind halfway through the end of the rod. Position the tool rest as close to the work as possible so the carbide cutter is at the lathe center line. Creating hollow forms is fun and exciting when you have a hollowing tool that allows you to reach into small openings and hard to reach areas.

Ad Easy to Use - Laser Fits in Spindle 4-Axis 00002 resolutn Fast Setup. Seeing Capn Eddies videos inspired me to make my own. If you have seen a tool blue when grinding that is oxidation.