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Turning question... easy rougher
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 8:44 pm
by reible
Hi,
I have a couple of items in my 2009 budget dealing with lathe work. This is one of the items I have been eyeing up:
http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/store ... gher?Args=
They have a shot video of it in action and it looks mighty good in the video but I was wondering if anyone owns one or has a other comments on it.
Ed
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:17 pm
by fixit
WOW! Never would I be able to rough out a bowl as fast as that thing cuts using just a gouge!
It has just been added to my wish list for this year. Thanks for sharing this find. I get their catalog and visit the web site fairly often but I missed this one.
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:23 pm
by a1gutterman
Sorry for the reply here, Ed, as I do knot own one, but I see that it IS made in the USA!
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:32 pm
by kalynzoo
Very impressive. Thanks for the website.
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 12:14 am
by beeg
Seems a little high in price just for a sharp bowl gouge.
ci1 rougher
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:39 pm
by ralphtaff
Hi, I have one and it is worth the money. I tried to rough out one log with the big gouge and all i got was catches and tear out. so i quit trying. This Christmas my boys bought me a Ci1 and wow i made two bowl out of a log in no time at all. the only thing you do spend a lot of time cleanning up all the saw dust it creates. seems like i spend more time cleanning then turning. OH well at least i am turnig logs. Before i was confined to the ring master and boards now i do both. You have to relize i only have 4 four turning tools to my name. one Ci1, small bowl gouge,parting tool,one large gouge. also i have one home made scraper/squew. Get it and wow you will be impressede. remember it is a rougher not a finish tool. it will do a fair job with light cutson some woods.
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:01 pm
by reible
Thanks for the preview/review. You got some great boys, knowing what to get you for Christmas.
Last time I looked they were out of stock which is OK since I've got another 2 months or so of "too cold in the shop" time anyway.
Ed
ralphtaff wrote:Hi, I have one and it is worth the money. I tried to rough out one log with the big gouge and all i got was catches and tear out. so i quit trying. This Christmas my boys bought me a Ci1 and wow i made two bowl out of a log in no time at all. the only thing you do spend a lot of time cleanning up all the saw dust it creates. seems like i spend more time cleanning then turning. OH well at least i am turnig logs. Before i was confined to the ring master and boards now i do both. You have to relize i only have 4 four turning tools to my name. one Ci1, small bowl gouge,parting tool,one large gouge. also i have one home made scraper/squew. Get it and wow you will be impressede. remember it is a rougher not a finish tool. it will do a fair job with light cutson some woods.
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:33 pm
by tom_k/mo
Watching the video, it was amazing at how fast it cut and the stream of shavings/chips that flew from the cutter. Thanks for the link.
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:16 pm
by reible
I didn't budget for the chip shield now I'm thinking that might be something to make right off the bat before you are buried in wood. I guess I'll put that on the todo list.
Ed
tom_k/mo wrote:Watching the video, it was amazing at how fast it cut and the stream of shavings/chips that flew from the cutter. Thanks for the link.
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:21 pm
by ralphtaff
Hi again yea you defintly need the shield. I cut half a log then i had to stop and make a shield from some plexy glass i had. The boys thought i could buy the shield later on but i could not wait to order it and you do need it as the chips fly all over the place, straight at you.