After watching many YouTube videos on the use of carbide cutters, I thought I'd have a crack at making some.... well the handle and bar at least.
Making the handle was straight forward enough and I used a nice piece of Oak. I wanted a long and thick handle
Using a12 inch length of 1/2" round "bright steel", I profiled a section to mount the cutter. This was done with a grinder and a steel file.
I then drilled a 4mm hole and tapped it with a M5 0.8 tap so that I could mount the cutter.
The bar was glued into the handle with epoxy.
The cutters were ordered from the States and arrived in about a week.
Here is a picture of the final article:
- Home made tool with changeable cutter
Now my tool is lovely BUT has anyone else had issues with these cutters? After it's first outing making an ash bowl I found that there were chips out of the cutter. Is this normal?
- Cutter with chips
I contacted the seller and suggested it's a manufacturing problem and he's sending out a new one but I'm wondering if it could be down to my "ham fistedness".
