I was just wondering if anyone owns one of these tools and how they perform.
eliminator tool
Mar 10, 2011
9 Replies
One what?
Deb
Kev> I was just wondering if anyone owns one of these tools
and how they
I have the standard one, it works "ok" for hollowing boxes
I've been using the Mega Eliminator for a few years now, on about my
9th or 10th cutter.. I put off buying it for a few years because of the cost and after using it the first time I wish I would have bought it when it first came out.. It's an incredible tool for hollowing and I use it for anything where I need a sharp tool and light touch.. It makes getting angel hair shavings from ironwood easy and lets me do cuts that I would never have tried before..I added a Woodchuck BowlPro about a year ago (Same an the EZ rougher but about 1/2 the price) and between the 2 tools I've cut my production time by almost 2/3..
No one actually said what one is. It appears to be a woodturning tool that uses a round carbide insert on the end of the shank. The insert can be rotated a couple of times to present a new edge to the wood, and then just replaced when it finally becomes dull, which ought to take a while. Anyway, that's the way I use them for metal lathe work. This particular design of insert has a built-in chip breaker. For work on wood, I assume this would give you a slightly more acute angle and a more aggressive cut than you'd get without it. More of a gouge than a scraper, I'd guess. If you go to any machine tool catalog, you can find hundreds, if not thousands of different inserts for metal turning.
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for example. Search for "carbide insert".
Pete Stanaitis
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Kev> I was just wondering if anyone owns one of these tools and how they perform. > >
If the cutter is round, rotate it 10-15 degrees and find a new sharp edge.
I'm going to make one one of these days. I make stuff for my steel lathe so might as well the wood lathe.
Thanks for reminding me.
Mart> >
On Fri, 11 Mar 2011 10:35:50 -0600, spaco wrote: No one actually ASKED what it was...
It's made from a 1" diamiter SS bar about 16" long, with a 5/8" shank for a handle at one end.. The other, working end tapers and rounds off to hold the round carbide insert.. the taper allows you to get into smaller places, the massive shank adds weight and dampens vibration.. My favorite part of the design is the 2 flat sides, which rest flush on the tool rest and present the cutter at a 45 degree angle for shear cutting in either direction.. The inserts last a long time with careful use and cost about $23 each..
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>No one actually said what one is. > It appears to be a woodturning tool that uses a round carbide insert >on the end of the shank. The insert can be rotated a couple of times to >present a new edge to the wood, and then just replaced when it finally >becomes dull, which ought to take a while. Anyway, that's the way I use >them for metal lathe work. This particular design of insert has a >built-in chip breaker. For work on wood, I assume this would give you a >slightly more acute angle and a more aggressive cut than you'd get >without it. More of a gouge than a scraper, I'd guess. > If you go to any machine tool catalog, you can find hundreds, if not >thousands of different inserts for metal turning.
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>for example. Search for "carbide insert". >
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> >>No one actually said what one is. >> It appears to be a woodturning tool that uses a round carbide insert >>on the end of the shank. The insert can be rotated a couple of times to >>present a new edge to the wood, and then just replaced when it finally >>becomes dull, which ought to take a while. Anyway, that's the way I use >>them for metal lathe work. This particular design of insert has a >>built-in chip breaker. For work on wood, I assume this would give you a >>slightly more acute angle and a more aggressive cut than you'd get >>without it. More of a gouge than a scraper, I'd guess. >> If you go to any machine tool catalog, you can find hundreds, if not >>thousands of different inserts for metal turning.
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>>for example. Search for "carbide insert". >>
A number of people have described the Eliminator tool very well. The inventor and maker of the tool is a friend of mine and I have one of his first tools, before he put the second flat on the tool. As well as a later one with both flats. It is an excellent endgrain hollowing tool, but it can be used to turn bowls also. I found that one must be careful when trying to make a straight sided box that it deep. The taper at the end will give you a false feeling of where the cutter is. I learned this while making my wife a box to hold her crochet needles, I turned through the side about six inches down.
Fred Holder
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