Catching a $1.00 HF Turning Tool

[phrog]

Chris' recent post about lathes and turning tools reminded me of the set of HF turning tools I bought about 3 years ago. There were 8 tools for $10.00 and with the 20% coupon, they cost me $8.00 or $1.00 per tool. I bought them to learn how to sharpen and they served that purpose well. However, while I was looking for good tools I used the set of cheapos. This is what happens when you get a catch with a $1.00 turning tool.

[cabinetman]

I don't do that much turning, and my set of tools are likely similar to yours. I don't know that much about turning and when I got my lathe I picked up a cheap set of tools at a flea market. I think they were $20 for 10 tools. I figured I'd start off with a set like that to learn. I'm just going to offer a guess that it may be where you position the tool rest with relation to the subject piece and the tool. I've never had that problem. I do make sure that the tools are very sharp, and I try to keep the speed and the tool angle right, along with not digging too deep. You could likely take the tool to task with a hammer and a steel plate and pound it back into shape. Maybe not.

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[phrog]

I don't do that much turning, and my set of tools are likely similar to yours. I don't know that much about turning and when I got my lathe I picked up a cheap set of tools at a flea market. I think they were $20 for 10 tools. I figured I'd start off with a set like that to learn. I'm just going to offer a guess that it may be where you position the tool rest with relation to the subject piece and the tool. I've never had that problem. I do make sure that the tools are very sharp, and I try to keep the speed and the tool angle right, along with not digging too deep. You could likely take the tool to task with a hammer and a steel plate and pound it back into shape. Maybe not.

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Yeah, the tool rest was too far from the cut I was making. I was doing a deep cove and I only had the one long tool rest that came with the lathe so I couldn't get it any closer. I was experimenting since I was new at the lathe. That was my fault but the tools really are pretty poor. I've read their more expensive sets are not bad. In any case, I now have some Sorby tools and some shorter tools rests with which to work. Just thought it was funny how this thing bent.

[LCHIEN]

a little more hook in that thing and you can use it for bowl hollowing.

[capncarl]

Kinda like a soft cloth buffing wheel on a bench grinder, snatches it out of your hand and bounces it off the side or your your head, where it dissapears under a workbench never to be found again.
capncarl

[phrog]

a little more hook in that thing and you can use it for bowl hollowing.

I've never done any bowl work. Is that called a "hooker?"

[phrog]

Kinda like a soft cloth buffing wheel on a bench grinder, snatches it out of your hand and bounces it off the side or your your head, where it dissapears under a workbench never to be found again.
capncarl

There one minute and gone the next without actually seeing it go - been there, done that.

[LCHIEN]

I've never done any bowl work. Is that called a "hooker?"

I've never done any lathe work at all. I wouldn't know a hooker if i saw one.

[phrog]

I've never done any lathe work at all. I wouldn't know a hooker if i saw one.

I've been told () they only come out after dark.

[cabinetman]

I've never done any bowl work. Is that called a "hooker?"

Could look like this.

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