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Home-Made Tools Hollowing-Out Tools Tool Handles HSS cutters Allen wrench cutters
Grooving Tools Hollow Form Caliper Hammered Texturing with Dremel Engraver Sanding/Buffing Discs for Dremel Tool
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Making handles for hollowing-out tools
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Tool Handle Construction •Select straight-grained wood billet
•Dimension ―a‖ is sized to accommodate tool shaft and hand size
•On a Table Saw, make 4 passes (cuts) at 90º to each other. Then flip stock end-for-end and make 4 additional passes. Sketch shows last (8th) cut.
Fennell’s Tool Handle
1-1/8‖ – 29mm 5/16‖ – 8mm 7/16‖ – 11mm
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Cutting the 1-1/8‖ (29mm)blank
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Making the first cut
Mark the center on one end for lathe set-up to drill shaft hole
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Make 4 cuts—one on each edge
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Flip blank end-for-end – make four more cuts
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Finished handle Next step –drill for tool shaft
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Drilling on the lathe using 4-jaw chuck Use slightly oversized drill bit to allow for epoxy
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Tool handles, shaft & HSS Cutter blank
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Tool Bits held in place with CA glue
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Hollowing out Tool
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Hollowing out tools from Allen-head wrenches
Very Inexpensive
Less than $1 to make
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Relative Wear Resistance of Tool Steels(Compared to M2 HSS)
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M2* M4* ASP30* T15 ASP60* REX121 A11* V15*
Tool Steel Types ( * woodturning tools available in this material)
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Source: Crucible Materials Corporation
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Tools for creating grooves
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Four-flute Hand Taps
Grind opposite flutes off to create thin section of teeth
Break off 3-4 teeth Attach with CA glue
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Grooving tools made from hand taps
Break off 3 or 4 teeth and attach to old file with CA glue
Single point diamond-shaped tool for accentuating lines
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Masur Birch Vessel with Grooved Surface Texture
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Grooved outer surface & Carved Away
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Hollow Form Caliper To measure wall thickness in difficult area
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Wall thickness measured here
Coat hanger wire easily bent into different shapes
Wall thickness indicated here
Use to measure wall thickness around shoulder of hollow forms
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Hammered Texturing Using Dremel Engraver and Router Speed Control
Use blunt nail in lieu of carbide engraving insert
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Texturing Results
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Sanding/Buffing Mandrels &Discs
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Mandrels for sanding/buffing
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Sanding discs & abrasive pads for Dremel Tool
Tools needed:
Double-sided masking tape, Leather punch, high-quality sandpaper, abrasive pads, mandrels
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Mandrels for Dremel-Type Rotary Tool
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Thanks!
J. Paul Fennell