Your most used midi-lathe tools?

If you could use only three tools to turn on your Jet Mini or similar size lathe, what three tools _DO you actually use most?

Armchair logic might say a 1/8" parting/beading tool, a 1/2" spindle gouge and a 3/4" skew. Actually, I seem to more often pick up a thin

1/16" parting tool, a 3/8" deep flute long bevel gouge and a 1/2" straight long bevel skew.

I wish I had said four tools, because I sure use my thick 1/2 in scraper a lot, but I said only three! What _three tools do you actually use most on your midi-lathe?

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Assuming we are excluding 240, 400 and 600 grit variable geometry cutting tools :)

For me its a

5/8 inch Bowl Gouge 1 inch straight edge scraper 1/8 inch parting tool

Not necessarily because they are the right size, but more because I like the feel of the tools, and in some case no alternative size is available in my selection. I suspect as I vary my projects more the other tools will get greater use

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my mini-lathe is a Nova Comet - I now mostly use it for pens, so a small (3/8) spindle gouge, a small skew, and a parting tool would be the three - if I still used it for other shapes, I'd replace the parting tool with a bowl gouge.

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Given the choice of 3, I would have to say a 3/4 inch skew, a Thompsons 1/2 inch U bowl gouge, and a 1/2 inch scraper. I could turn anything with these tools. A parting tool would be an extra, but a saw could substitute. robo hippy

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your list indicates a lot of spindle work, Arch..

For me, it's:

3/4" roughing gouge 5/8" bowl gouge 1/2' round-nosed scraper

Unless the close angle sander counts, then I guess I drop the roughing gouge... I'd NEVER go back to non-power sanding..

mac

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For sure... though the original concept sort of scared me.. My mind said that if I touched a spinning object with another object that was spinning in the opposite direction, all hell would break loose..

Every once in a while, I come across something that can't be power sanded and it's like returning to the stone age..

I've even started using long sanding drums for the inside of vases and stuff..

mac

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mac davis

My three are a 1/4" bowl gouge, 3/8" spindle gouge and a 3/4" skew. Not much I can't accomplish without these three.

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