wanted chisel handles lathed from nylon
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Are these chisels the old socket type ? as in the handle just needs turned to a point and the hammering holds it there or with a bit of glue ? Or the modern type with a 'tang' that fits up the middle of the handle ?
The old socket type was from the handle wearing out far faster then the blade takes to be sharpened away to nothing usable. Ive seen a number of old ship building socket chisels where they would have used steel hammers with them hence the handles wearing down quickly and the ease of replacement, just sharpen a stick using the blade and hammer it in.
Unless theyre high quality or old high end cast steel /tungsten a new one is as Rob says, cheaper to come up with :?
Lest of course you want to turn them yourself-
Take a piece of wood 4" square with a nail hammered throught till just the point is through (about 1/2") THIS IS YOUR TAILSTOCK, that the end of the handle ur going to be turning will spin on, or against rather
Fix this piece of wood the the dining or kitchen table (always best to be warm and comfy, and thats why you have a hoover)
Now you need to make the driving end. To do this you need to buy something, worry not its cheap- You need a drill holder and mount. Its a plastic thing holds the drill in one place
The pic should give you a hind as to how its constructed.
Really isnt anything too it to make them most basic of lathes. Off the top of my head it must only be 6 or 7 small pieces of plywood glued and screwed together to make it and you end up with a small lathe that you can reuse for other small projects
Turning is immensely relaxing
The old socket type was from the handle wearing out far faster then the blade takes to be sharpened away to nothing usable. Ive seen a number of old ship building socket chisels where they would have used steel hammers with them hence the handles wearing down quickly and the ease of replacement, just sharpen a stick using the blade and hammer it in.
Unless theyre high quality or old high end cast steel /tungsten a new one is as Rob says, cheaper to come up with :?
Lest of course you want to turn them yourself-
Take a piece of wood 4" square with a nail hammered throught till just the point is through (about 1/2") THIS IS YOUR TAILSTOCK, that the end of the handle ur going to be turning will spin on, or against rather
Fix this piece of wood the the dining or kitchen table (always best to be warm and comfy, and thats why you have a hoover)
Now you need to make the driving end. To do this you need to buy something, worry not its cheap- You need a drill holder and mount. Its a plastic thing holds the drill in one place
The pic should give you a hind as to how its constructed.
Really isnt anything too it to make them most basic of lathes. Off the top of my head it must only be 6 or 7 small pieces of plywood glued and screwed together to make it and you end up with a small lathe that you can reuse for other small projects
Turning is immensely relaxing
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