How To Use Carbide Wood Turning Tools

Since these are more of a scraping tool than a shearing one you will have more sanding to do.

How to use carbide wood turning tools. Repeat with the second blank. Carbide tools are introduced to the wood at a 90 angle. Divide the minimum diameter of the workpiece by 7 and we will get a value of adjustment distance.

The round shaped carbide tool works well for the bowl interior but not well on the exterior. You must use care when handling them so that you dont cut yourself. Usually a piece of 12 steel round or square notched out in the end to accept a small square round or triangular carbide cutter that is screwed onto the steel shaft and the far side of the shaft has a long wood handle.

If the tool is installed upward the blade tip should be higher than the center point workpiece by this distance. Once youve got it lined up the way that you want it use the inside of the carbide insert as a guide and scratch a circle into the steel tool shaft. 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.

When turning wood bowls this is primarily a problem in the trouble zone areas. If the tool is installed facing down the tip should be lower than the center point by this distance. 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.

Carbide turning tools can be used for both spindle and bowl turning. 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.

Conventional HSS tools like the spindle roughing gouge shown above have the cutting edge ground like a chisel. This value is the exact height of the carbide woodturning tips that we should adjust. 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.