Robert Sorby's Turnmaster

[clement]

Hi all,

Selling a couple of pens generate money, and money need to be spend
So i've buyed me a set of the Robert Sorby's Turnmaster and i was wondering if someone else here use this tool and is familiar with it.

I give it a try and i'm really satisfied, very easy to manipulate and the result is not bad at all. Usualy i'm working with the skew and gouge but this tool is really versatile and can replace a lot of other tools.

Pic of the set :


First platter with the Turnmaster :


Walnut box in progression :

 

[Penpal]

Good start with the set Clement.

Peter

 

[Bucks]

I've bought a Turnmaster about a month ago! Not the full set though (just the parts i needed) I find that the Tungsten Carbide tips are a lot easier & quicker at turning acrylic blanks down to size and without all the sharpening.

 

[rayf6604]

I had a Turnmaster for a while and it's a great tool. However I felt it was far too big for pen work. Due to the cutter holder having a large knurled nut close to the end you have to have the tool rest far enough back to get the nut in front of the rest which I felt would not give the delicate control required. For ordinary woodturning though it's fabulous, and a great selection of cutters available

 

[Walter]

I had a Turnmaster for a while and it's a great tool. However I felt it was far too big for pen work. Due to the cutter holder having a large knurled nut close to the end you have to have the tool rest far enough back to get the nut in front of the rest which I felt would not give the delicate control required. For ordinary woodturning though it's fabulous, and a great selection of cutters available

Yes, I second that opinion, great tool but that knurled nut does not help with delicate control. If you want a carbide tipped tool for pen making the Easy Wood Tools ones don't have that problem or you could make your own. http://kurthertzog.com/articles/carbidetool/carbidetool.htm

 

[Penpal]

Hearkening back to Woodies detailed description of making these tools in detail once more we drop into cutters, availability, cutting angles, sharpness. sharpening of. All good fun not difficult, so very effective.

Peter.

 

[wm460]

Great looking set there Clement, you will have fun it it.
Grump used to make his own, using bars from cheap socket sets.