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Hollowing tool conversion

Walter

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I don't do a lot of hollowing, so my little Crown Mini Revolution tool fulfills most of my requirements for this type of work.


IMG_0511.jpg by walter.hall, on Flickr

However if I need to do a bit of deeper hollowing it struggles a bit because of the limited shaft length. I would have like to have the full size 5/8" shaft system but for the amount of hollowing I do I just cannot justify spending £175.

I did think about the "blade only" version as I already have suitable handles, but that is still £85. Even just the 5/8" shaft without any cutters is £31, which is more than I am prepared to pay for a steel rod with a flat bit filed on the end and a hole drilled in it.

Solution, make my own shaft and use the cutter from the mini revolution which is identical to the one on the full size tool. Quarter of an hour with an angle grinder and here it is, not as pretty as the Crown original, but does the job:


IMG_0512.jpg by walter.hall, on Flickr


IMG_0513.jpg by walter.hall, on Flickr
 
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I have an original BCT and did the same kind of conversion, I really don't like wasting money.

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Nothing wrong with that Walter I once put the cutter from the big brother on a sorby chisel and it worked a treat I went to use my Crown Mini Revolution tool the other day and the cutter has got a chip out of it and I have only used it twice
 
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Great idea, having made my first tipped tool this weekend I will be doing more of it for sure. Why pay silly money when you can improvise.
 
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Thanks for your comments chaps.

What is a BCT Peter? :nooidea: I Googled it and got everything from Breast Conservation Therapy to Basic Cadet Training. :whistling:

Chas, even if you have to buy a Mini Revolution you could make yourself a deep hollowing tool for about £50 if you already have a suitable handle or turned your own wooden one.
 
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I am with you on this one Walter, I have been making my own carbide tipped tools for a while now and you can't beat em.

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Walter said:
Thanks Alan :thumbs:
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Yes it was the forerunner to that, before it was sold to them, I think it was Beaconsfield Carbide Tip, because the guy who made them came from Beaconsfield.

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Buckeye said:
Yes it was the forerunner to that, before it was sold to them, I think it was Beaconsfield Carbide Tip, because the guy who made them came from Beaconsfield.

Peter
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Actually it was Beaconsfield Carbide Tool.

Peter
 


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