Straight Hollowing Tools

[gandy]

seeing as there is a new hollowing tool thread, i didnt want to steal that thread and ask my question hehe

im after a Straight neck Hollowing Tool but fairly small and something that wont cost the world, im tempted to by a cheepish swan neck one and bend it straight, by common sense tells that it might be a bad idea.

the best i have found is a henry talyor one, but its in a set and i dont fancy the price, and yet again all the places i have looked have turned un trumps so can anyone shed any light on where i could get my hands on one?/have you go one in your shed that i could purchase off you

 

[Paul.J]

The Oland tool Here is a good tool to make yourself if you have the know how.

 

[gandy]

not quite what i had in mind, i think ive worded my question wrong
http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Henr ... -22362.htm
the one in the middle, soory i should have said Straight witha bent tip or something

the cloest i have found is this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/6mm-Square-80deg- ... 7C294%3A50 not sure if its anygood tho

 

[Bodrighy]

I have the Sorby version of this. It's OK for small things but is a bit too thin a shaft fro going very far over the tool rest and can be a bit viscious. If you are thinking of it for your plugs and tunnels then it would be fine for that size of thing

Pete

 

[gandy]

yeah thats what i have in mind, im fine with smaller stuff i can use my drill chuck in the tailstock, that can hold 13mm, but bigger stuff ill need something like that, the stuff i make is betwine 10mm long and 12mm long, so not very big so i doubt ill have much trouble

ive ordered the one from ebay the crown one, being the size that it is it should work well for me.

 

[colin macdiarmid]

Why don't you make one, I've heard pf people using the chrome rod from a shock absorber of a car, to make tools, never tried it myself, you probably get one down at the scrap yard for a pound, a few taps with the hammer and a bit of work with the grinders and a custom built handle and your there, man that sounds good LOL

 

[gandy]

the cloest ive come to making tools is a square ended scraper from an old metal working file, lol its bloody scary to use tho

 

[Bodrighy]

the cloest ive come to making tools is a square ended scraper from an old metal working file, lol its bloody scary to use tho

Chuck it fast :!: :!: . The metal on files is very brittle and can snap all over the place. Not a good idea though very common at one time.

Pete

 

[jammie*dodger]

I like using a fixed angle ring tool like this one http://www.turningtools.co.uk/shop1/turntols/ringtool/ringtool.html you can start the hollowing with a forstner bit (in an extension of you need to go deep) and then it's simply a matter of working from the center out.

Rob.

 

[gandy]

the cloest ive come to making tools is a square ended scraper from an old metal working file, lol its bloody scary to use tho

Chuck it fast :!: :!: . The metal on files is very brittle and can snap all over the place. Not a good idea though very common at one time.

Pete

good thing i havant used it since i was 16 then