WTB: turning tool with outrigger arm for hollowing

[SA-Motors]

Hi @daniscool I would make/grind my own cutting tips using old (made in usa) planer/joiner blades. I don’t know about the properties of this steel. I’ll do a reading up on it, and perhaps some alternatives. I agree, you would want to steal that does not vibrate. The alternative to a homemade tool is to use a premade hollowing tool and weld on the outrigger.

 

[daniscool]

Hi @daniscool I would make/grind my own cutting tips using old (made in usa) planer/joiner blades. I don’t know about the properties of this steel. I’ll do a reading up on it, and perhaps some alternatives. I agree, you would want to steal that does not vibrate. The alternative to a homemade tool is to use a premade hollowing tool and weld on the outrigger.

Those are HSS (usually) and are hardened so they should work. Don’t overheat them. It shouldn’t vibrate considering most HSS properties.

 

[SA-Motors]

Hi @Spinartist I hope you don't mind me asking if you could post some angles and measurement for your outrigger tools, or maybe trace out some templates. I've got my steel rods ready to bend and would appreciate your measurements. No worries if not, I'll make a few educated guesses, but I thought I'd ask someone with 20 years experience using them what the best designs are. Thanks in advance!

 

[SA-Motors]

Today in my shop I bent the steel rods for the outrigger tools. Based on measurements from the one in my original photograph and the picture from spinartist, I came up with a set, including various sizes, angles and curves, including a long one if I ever do a deep vase.

 

[ripjack13]

Those look pretty neat. Is there a video on how they're used?