How To Use Carbide Wood Turning Tools

Im excited to give these a try Ive made carbide tipped tools but never have used these tool blanks for making woodturning tools.

How to use carbide wood turning tools. This steep impactful angle scrapes and tears out wood fibers violently even with a sharp edge. 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. The round shaped carbide tool works well for the bowl interior but not well on the exterior.

Since these are more of a scraping tool than a shearing one you will have more sanding to do. With carbide tools right you keep the tool. Carbide wood turning tools dont leave as much of a smooth surface as traditional woodturning tools.

Be aware that the carbide inserts are razor sharp. Wearing heavy gloves is a good idea. Conventional HSS tools like the spindle roughing gouge shown above have the cutting edge ground like a chisel.

I made sure to keep the bar cool by dipping the rod into a cup of water everytime the metal started to change colour or when I. Turn a Wood Handle and You Have A New Parting Tool. Carbide tools are introduced to the wood at a 90 angle.

Carbide turning tools can be used for both spindle and bowl turning. If the tool is installed facing down the tip should be lower than the center point by this distance. I made the tool using 58 x 58 square bar and it allows me to extend it quite far beyond the tool rest also absorbs a lot of shock.

Carbide turning tools are more forgiving than traditional woodturning tools and when Im a little unsure of sticking my nice Sorby bowl gouge into a. Turn a tool handle epoxy the handle and metal bar together and youve got yourself a new tool. Divide the minimum diameter of the workpiece by 7 and we will get a value of adjustment distance.