Hi, does anyone have any advice on where to get effectively priced gouges? I'm starting out, I do have a constrained budget,. but I don't want to buy anything that's going to 1) kill me or 2) that I will throw away in frustration!
Thanks!
Thanks!
They are for wood carving not turning.
I like these tools, comfortable and good steel
Hi, I went out to Toolstation and bought a £40 bench grinder, but now I'm worried it might not do the job, is there a specific spec I need please, before I tear open the box?Put a wanted advert on the for sale forum. They might not be the fanciest if steel, or even hss but I am sure that somebody may have a few spares to sell.
Have you got means of sharpening, if not beg a gouge or tow and spend the budget in that because you will be stuck without it.
Hi, I went out to Toolstation and bought a £40 bench grinder, but now I'm worried it might not do the job, is there a specific spec I need please, before I tear open the box?
These are downright dangerous to use on the lathe.
I was refering to the brand 'Faithful' not these particular chisels.Presumably you bought a Bauker 8" .
A bench grinder is a motor on a stand with a grinding wheel on each end (there are other variations). As long as it can turn the wheels safely & with as little vibration as possible it should do the job. Best if it is securely screwed down.
You only sharpen using the front face of the wheels not the sides (until you know what you can & can't do on the sides).
As the tools are ground they take the shape of the wheel hence the term hollow ground. An 8" wheel give a shallower hollow than a 6" or smaller wheel. A belt or disc sander gives a flat grind.
These are downright dangerous to use on the lathe.
and posted in the woodturning forumThe OP did say he didn't want something that would kill him, so I assumed it wasn't a carving gouge of which he spoke.
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