How To Make Lathe Tool Handles

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How to make lathe tool handles. Ad Easy to Use - Laser Fits in Spindle 4-Axis 00002 resolutn Fast Setup. There should be little or no ghosting at the ferrule end. A file on it with the lathe run-ning about 1000 rpm.

Push the tool into the handle. Time to mount one of the billets in the lathe and make a handle. I first reduced the diameter of one end until the ferrule would just tap on tightly.

Put on a full-face shield and set the lathes speed between 400 and 600 rpm. To assemble the tool you absolutely want to have the ferrule in place before setting the tool in the handle. -use a piece of copper pipe as a ferrule when the tool inserts into the wood handle.

Now youre ready to mount the tool to your new handle. The tool should be a tight fit but a few drops of epoxy glue will insure it wont come loose. This helps reduce the cost and allows you to make a handle that is customized for you.

Add an oil finish if you like but rub it out good with the lathe spinning. It is standard practice to add a ferrule or the equivalent for extra strength where the tool joins the handle. Use the tailstock hand crank to feed the drill bit into the handle.

It amounts to turning a spindle drilling a hole to accept the tool and then using epoxy to hold it in place. Place the handles pilot hole against the bit bring up the tailstock and lock it. Put the bit against the handle into the hole from the center and turn the lathe on slow speed.