Ray, I'm preaching to the choir but someone in the pews may not have heard the sermon:
Salvage your 3 broken roughing gouges and any unbroken continental types by brazing or welding a length of 1/2" CRS bar to about 2" of the flute and long enough for a replacement tang that's strong & safe.
Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter
I really need to do something about my spindle gouges. They are cheap Harbor Freight tools, bought ostensibly to take the brunt of my lack of grinding/sharpening/honing skills. Not a problem any longer, since I purchased a Wolverine system, and I really want to replace them with quality tools. Thanks for your suggestion. My bowl gouges, scrapers, and skews are all top quality tools.
Max
Arch
I give the broken tools to a fellow who does just that - he then gives them to a woodworking program for the handicapped - I do not weld and do not feel comfy with a repaiered tool - I am pretty rough on my tools and have felt the sting of a broken chunk of steel too many times - I would be anticipating the sting on a welded tool and probably not be as aggressive as I normally am if the tool is not 100%. That is why I bought the P/N gouge - cost more, but looks much stronger
Keep preaching!
Ray
Does flying out the window compare? Ricky
========================= Ricky, It only counts if it went THROUGH the window! :-) There are several posters who have told of sticking a skew in a ceiling or rafter. Luckily, I have a metal roof !
Ken Moon Webberville, TX
Hi Ken
Does that mean that now on a clear night, you can see the moon and stars when you look up, in your shop at night ??
Ken Moon wrote: >>> ) There are several posters
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Only thru a couple of small elongated holes!!
Ken
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